A new Tier 4 GE leads a long BNSF manifest freight eastbound through Byers Canyon as the sun breaks out from behind the snow clouds that just finished dumping about 6-8" of the white stuff on... (more)

One of the busiest railroad locations in the United States is the Powder River Basin. There can be over one hundred trains a day hauling forty percent of the nations coal demands. These are the th... (more)

I had grand plans this afternoon to catch the eastbound California Zephyr as it rounded the curve at Crescent amid snow-laden pines with a glorious sunset over the continental divide in the backgr... (more)

The first of three eastbound manifests that are tied down on Main 1 from Cheyenne to Borie, Wyoming can be seen patiently waiting for a new crew to take the train east to North Platte, Nebraska on... (more)

Smoke from Union Pacific 618 briefly blocks out a bright Utah sunrise, as the 2-8-0 leads a photo freight on the Heber Valley Railroad on February 8, 2006.

16N heads east on the Conemaugh Line through a very popular railfanning spot throughout the year but especially in the fall, West Park, or "The Trench". The late turning leaves of the Gi... (more)

TGM6A-2073 moves with oil train on "Moscow coke and gas plant"("MOSCOKS"). Part of "MOSCOKS" railway passes through the picturesque arboretum in southern Moscow.

The Bow Valley Parkway is deserted. No cars, no wildlife, just the crunch of old snow underneath the rental car's tires as I make my way south from Lake Louise toward Morant's Curve in the darknes... (more)

Denver's first measurable snowfall of the 2015-2016 winter arrived on November 5th, and the mountains to the west saw a few inches of accumulation by the time the clouds lifted. Here a westbound B... (more)

A Grande Sunset: "On fire" at "Stein's Curve." Literally at the moment of sunset, a westbound Rio Grande Freight suddenly "catches fire" with solar glint, as it negotiates "Stein's Curve", ... (more)

The northbound and southbound tubes are clearly visible on the left, with a Northeast Regional about to emerge from the jaunt under the Hudson River. To the right, the tracks ascend up to the LIR... (more)

The eastern sky blows up in vivid color just before sunrise in Cheyenne, Wyoming with the UP below and the BNSF going over on October 25, 2015.

Action at A Interlocking is now covered over, however LED lighting still allows for brighter than usual scenes at night.

There is still a bit of fall color hanging around Alaska and the back lighting helps to show it off along with the jointed rail along Turnagain Arm at Indian. The company work train has just made ... (more)