The PRR Position Light Signals at Lilly, PA overnight in October, 2017 as the light from an approaching eastbound pierces through the night air and the stars slowly fade. Of note is the contrapti... (more)

The signals at Dickerson, MD in the early morning hours in September, 2017 taken from the MARC Station as on oncming eastbound approaches.

An eastbound manifest turns the corner around the curve on the PRR mainline through Mapleton, PA as it turns out, an empty hopper train enters the westbound block at Jacks and activates the 193W s... (more)

Norfolk Southern train #134 breaks the silence at it rolls past Fort Loudoun Lake at dusk on a pleasant autumn evening.

Amtrak pops up out the deep Sag at West Winslow as a BNSF Q climbs up out of the next sag in the distance.

Passing an empty yard. Signs of a very slow coal economy. NS 18M departs Bluefield yard in the golden hour of the day.

During the late 90s/early 2000s I was obsessed with the sunset at Sandcut. Every April and October the sun would set perfectly over the rails, I would try to get a specific shot almost every year... (more)

Dawn at Bealville
Since the night sky lightened to forewarn dawn, clouds filled in the sky over Tehachapi Pass. A low sun tries in vain to peek through a break in the gloom. At 6:45 a.m.... (more)

A beam of light exits the Altapass Tunnel, backlighting the classic Clinchfield signal, as an empty coal train heads southward, screaming through tight confines as it negotiates the Black Mountain... (more)

ON August 12th BNSF 6112 leads a z train through the famous region so many have shot at sunset. For years I have shot this exact composition and still not come away with exactly what I was looking... (more)

A southbound BNSF manifest grinds upgrade towards Sandcut as the sun drops over Bakersfield.

An eastbound BNSF manifest slows to a stop short of the Route 66 crossing at Ludlow. The rear of a westbound stack train rounds the curve in the distance.

Headlights around a curve

On the morning of August 26 I had a shot in mind, so I set up at a frequently visited spot for the glint. Like a few weeks prior had a few trains backed up. The auto train had been sitting there ... (more)

Since 2001 (15 trips or so) I have tried to get that famous glint shot at Winslow with no luck...timing just never worked out. On this day it was steady clouds with some heavy rain bursts until t... (more)