Logan Hill UP6291 leads a coal load at walking speed up the 1% incline of Logan Hill. While coal volumes have fallen off dramatically, this section of Quadruple Track mainline is still a v... (more)

Thompson Canyon ex-Citirail unit heads upgrade at near Drynoch, BC. A three day rain event knocked down nearby fires and now pulling out of the area. The same storm will drop over 12 inc... (more)

Lytton Fire On June 30, 2021 a fire storm ripped thru Lytton, British Columbia. The fatal fire was after days of un-relenting heat including a temp set near here of 121 degrees, the hott... (more)

White Canyon The complex geology of the White Canyon on the banks of Thompson River make this narrow defile mind boggling beautiful as well as treacherous. The railroad is protected by slid... (more)

White Canyon Exit A Canadian National stack train drops down-grade and exits White Canyon along the banks of the Thompson River. The CP tracks an be seen in the foreground on the south ban... (more)

Guard Rail Shot along Wawawai Road. Watco moves a westbound train along the banks of Snake River. Power on the evening train is Watco SD40 4159 ex Canadian National 5007 built in 9/1967 a... (more)

Cumberland Mountain, TN The four and half miles of 2.5% grade make this one of the toughest grades on any mainline in America. The west slope presents an almost equally tough 2.3% grade. C... (more)

Orejano Canyon A Union Pacific Stack Train battles the steep grade and Curves above Cliff. The train has just exited Tunnel 7 and will soon plunge into Tunnel 8. A Massive concrete retaining wall... (more)

Java Snowsheds Glacier National Park A colorful eastbound marine stack climbs the 1.8% grade at Java, Montana. A dry cold front made a crisp clear morning despite area wildfires. Tom Dan... (more)

Mexican in Montana A westbound grain train roars thru Iron ridge Cut. The heavy train is helped by a fresh Ferromex visitor from the south. The grade here is 2.2% and challenges all west... (more)

Rain Drops! Rain Drops tap the calm backwater along the banks of the Clark Fork River as this eastbound empty grain train rolls toward the severe weather ahead, The storm to upper right... (more)

All Blue As a end of a Era encroaches on Montana Railroading, a Laurel-Missoula manifest climbs Mullan Pass at Austin, MT. The train is assisted up the 2.2% grade with the help of a quar... (more)

Bison steepest on the East Slope A westbound grain train pulls the hill at Bison, Montana. The section of Marias Pass is the steepest on the east slope of the climb at 1.34%. The grade ... (more)

Severe Weather Iron Ridge. A westbound oil load climbs around the 10 degree curve at Iron Ridge surrounded by Severe Thunderstorms. The wet rail is not helping this 4 powered axle Tier IV... (more)

Orejano Canyon A Union Pacific Stack Train battles the steep grade and Curves above Cliff. The train has just exited Tunnel 8 and will soon plunge into Tunnel 9. Massive concrete retaini... (more)