The railroad that brings color to any situation is seen here hitting the diamonds of Attica Junction.

Amtrak's eastbound Empire Builder is on the advertised as it threads its way through the rocky north bank of the Columbia River.

Typical rural Ontario...hardly! CN 7312 runs light to Leahman Place to assist CN 89 and the next westbound train up the grade between Carpenters and Esbenshade while the "big" engines are in the s... (more)

On a suggestion from a friend of mine in Bellingham Washington, I went in search of Clayburn Junction in British Columbia. Clayburn Jct. is where the Canadian Pacific and the Southern BC railroad ... (more)

The sound of 12,300 struggling horsepower reverberates across the Canyon Ferry Lake Valley as BNSF 9357 west crawls upgrade at Bedford, MT.

Two DL&W employees have a quick chat as yard goat SW8 500 sits quietly in the background waiting to shuffle things around the Lackawanna's busy Scranton Back Shops. Oh, if it were only 1955 again!... (more)

CPR #2816 makes a scene reminiscent of a Nicholas Morant Photo passing Gap Lake through the magnificent Canadian Rockies.

Under threatening skies a BNSF train rolls by a junked car west of Winslow.

The early morning fog lingers in the Clinch River Valley as a northbound CSX empty coal train rumbles across the Copper Creek Viaduct on its trek to the coal mines of Eastern Kentucky.

Shot of a 12 volt signal bulb inside a Union Switch & Signal Style R color light signal.

Officer in Charge...Steam Locomotives. Strasburg in a nutshell.

2 ft gauge 'Prince', an 1863 built 0-4-0 tank-tender engine, now converted to burn oil, with a photo charter made up of slate wagons waits on the sharp curves at Ddualt while the sun tries to fin... (more)

They say not to put the cart in front of the horse, in this case 4,620 horses, but I think this may be an exception to that rule. All 'board!

In the early morning a westbound auto rack train grinds up the grade toward Donner.

Looking out the window of an old barn near Castalia as this 389 Bullet Train rolls east with a SD45, KCS SD40-2, and the 3 SRY SD38's off the Wells Job. At Marquette the head 2 units will go south... (more)