Having climbed Hyde Street from near sea level, the riders are enjoying the views of the city from atop Russian Hill. In the distance is Alcatraz Island.

My first step into the coalfields of Wyoming...

Duke of Gloucester passes over Ribblehead viaduct with a special from York to Carlisle

After setting out a few dozen empty grain hoppers and WIR 20 at Spangle, a W&I grain shuttle (with BNSF road power) works southward through the fertile Palouse toward its ultimate destination at O... (more)

Not even a crippling snow storm can stop Amtrak's Northeast Corridor. Seen here, a double head AEM-7 powered metroliner runs at track speed through Eddystone in route to Philadelphia.

As the sun sets behind the Wasatch Mountains, the constant battle against gravity continues as a train struggles up the 2.4% grade to the summit. Even with four big units up front and a DPU at the... (more)

Looking through the portal gate of the barge entrance to the Morris Canal, the Portland Turn is seen crossing the former L&HR Bridge into New Jersey. Barges would enter this portal from the Delawa... (more)

AEM-7 #950 hustles down the Corridor late one evening bound for Philly.

It's december with snow on the ground and a light snow in the air. Steamer K 563, built in 1899, is ready to depart with a Christmas special.

On its last day in service SP 9 heads south to Keeler from Owenyo on the Southern Pacific's narrow gauge Owens Valley line. SP 9 was handling the chores while SP 1, a GE 70-tonner was at Bakersfi... (more)

The shop building (now gone), and perhaps the rails, date to the days of the New Haven Railroad. And while the unit is of the era as well, the NH owned FL9s, not F7s. Rather, the NH-painted 6691 ... (more)

Bridges, Bridges, Bridges! As a colorful sunset lights up the Portland sky, one of numerous MAX trains cross the upper deck of the Steel Bridge. In the background are the Broadway bridge and th... (more)

British steam at its very best, the remote Rannoch moor in the Scottish Highlands, wonderful early morning light on a crisp still autumn day. The unmistakable beat of a Black 5 pounding up the in... (more)

What was suppose to be a work photo ended up being a nice shot looking down some old Colorado iron. Frank stands along a sag in the bridge. The photograph is intended to show the severity of the d... (more)