Heritage on the Hi-Line: Ice cold winds whip across the northern plains to greet Norfolk Southern heritage unit No. 8114, dressed in the red and black of the original Norfolk Southern Railw... (more)

Winter in the Whites: New Hampshire's White Mountains were living up to their name on Dec. 26, 2013, as Conway Scenic Railroad GP9 No. 1751 lead the Valley Train into Barlett Station on its... (more)

"Plains for two": Montana Rail Link SD40-2XR No. 263 leads the Day Gas Local out of the siding at Plains after meeting two westbound freights on a frigid December afternoon. With a classic ... (more)

Winter on the Hi-Line: Winter comes early to Montana's Hi-Line and the Blackfeet Indian Reservation, as seen in this image from Oct. 29, 2013 of a westbound BNSF Railway grain train slowly ... (more)

Four SD40-2XRs and two GP9s lead a combined Night and Day Gas locals on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2013. The night before, the Night Gas died on the law at Paradise on its way east to Missoula and ... (more)

Just A Test: BNSF No. 5891 leads an eastbound autorack train through Whitefish, Mont. on Sept. 27, 2013. Nearby, members of the Kalispell Fire Department train on BNSF's hazardous materials... (more)

Two Albany and Eastern B23-7s lead a short log train under deep blue skies on Sept. 18, 2013 through the scenic Willamette Valley of western Oregon. The A&E is made up of former Southern Pa... (more)

The Last American Logger: Some trains may haul logs, but if you get technical (and railfans often do) Shelton, Wash. is the last place in America to see a traditional logging railroad at wo... (more)

The Empire Builder: Amtrak's No. 8, the Empire Builder, rolls east through Browning, Mont. on Aug. 25, 2013. The second unit is No. 184, which sports Amtrak's Phase IV heritage scheme. Smok... (more)

BNSF Railway SD70ACe No. 9108 leads a 15 car business train down Marias Pass on Sunday, Aug. 11, 2013. The train started in Seattle on Aug. 10 and traveled east to Whitefish, Mont. where it... (more)

The Kootenay Express: Forget what year it is and remove the radio tower and the ditch lights. For a second, think that it's 1953, not 2013, and that this is the Kootenay Express, not the Ro... (more)

The Royal Canadian Pacific: There's something special about Canadian railroading. Maybe because the railroad was critical to the creation of the nation. Or maybe because people like Nichola... (more)

"The most spectacular passenger train on the continent": Canadian Pacific Railway FP9 No. 4107 leads the Royal Canadian Pacific passenger train west along the Elk River near Sparwood, Briti... (more)

The Libby Logger: BNSF Railway GP39E No. 2767 leads a modern day version of what was locally known as the "Libby Logger" through Lupfer, Mont. on the afternoon of July 25, 2013. At one time... (more)

Steam Along Tillamook Bay: McCloud River Railroad 2-6-2 No. 25 leads a short excursion train along Tillamook Bay, just north of Garibaldi, Ore., on July 7, 2013. The American Locomotive Com... (more)