On a beautiful April 19, 1990, a westbound Santa Fe intermodal train hustles across impressive Canyon Diablo Bridge at Canyon Diablo, Arizona. A quartet of GE B40-8s (Nos. 7419, 7418, 7440 and 742... (more)

An eastbound Southern Pacific manifest freight grinds uphill climbing Tennessee Pass and crosses the Eagle River approaching Pando, Colorado, on August 2, 1996. Not only does the train have to fig... (more)

Moments before sunset on October 10, 2019, an eastbound BNSF grain empty crosses the long bridge over Lake Pend Oreille at Sandpoint, Idaho.

A westbound BNSF stack train crosses Goat Lick Trestle along the Middle Fork of the Flathead River just east of Essex amid the golden colors of autumn in Montana’s Glacier National Park country ... (more)

A westbound BNSF vehicle train curves along the Middle Fork of the Flathead River as it exits Tunnel 4 just east of West Glacier (Belton), Montana, on October 10, 2018, surrounded by the beauty of... (more)

A westbound BNSF coal train approaches the east switch of Lombard siding along the Missouri River in Lombard Canyon at this scenic location on Montana Rail Link’s Second Subdivision on the morni... (more)

An eastbound BNSF grain train cruises along the bank of the Clark Fork between Heron and Noxon, Montana, on the afternoon of June 28, 2019.

Amtrak’s eastbound California Zephyr quietly crosses the large earthen fill leading down to Tunnel 16 at South Draw as the silvery passenger train catches some sunlight playing tag with clouds w... (more)

Rain storms are slowly moving east at the end of a cloudy day in Wyoming’s Powder River Basin. As the setting sun drops below the western horizon, a tiny slot of clearing sky silhouettes a north... (more)

Burlington Northern train 34 heads over Two Medicine Bridge at East Glacier, Montana, on February 29, 1992. The eastbound vehicle train is powered by EMD SD40-2 Nos. 6384 and 8165 spliced by SD40 ... (more)

Amtrak’s California Zephyr climbs out of Plainview, Colorado, passing through Tunnel 3 in a series of tunnels that penetrate the unique Flatiron rock formations during its westward journey from ... (more)

Along the tranquil waters of Brule Lake just east of Jasper National Park, Canadian National train No. 310 arcs through Robertson’s Curve at Swan Landing, Alberta, on the splendid afternoon of J... (more)

Last light
BNSF’s Ayer turn switches at Ayer, Washington, in the very last bit of sunlight on September 19, 2016. The train is operating on trackage rights over Union Pacific’s Spok... (more)

Amid a beautiful autumn in Glacier National Park, a westbound BNSF stack train curves along the Middle Fork of the Flathead River as it exits Tunnel 4 just east of West Glacier (Belton), Montana, ... (more)

Montana Rail Link’s Laurel to Missoula manifest freight passes by the abandoned right-of-way and bridge over the Missouri River of Milwaukee Road’s Pacific Extension main line at the townsite ... (more)