One of the most spectacular sunsets I've ever seen kept me entranced elsewhere. As it faded, it dawned on me that perhaps Bridge 14 might have something to offer. Only wish I'd have arrived earl... (more)

Priority manifest traffic from Spokane, WA to Northtown, MN crosses the swollen South Branch Creek on a beautiful Saturday morning.

Signals stand guard over the Union Pacific mainline at milepost 101.2 in Silver Creek, Nebraska, as the sun sets on May 15th, 2013.

BNSF 4925 pulls hard, climbing the first hill out of Bakersfield. The setting sun casts a halo of vibrant colors as the train passes in front of it.

A westbound BNSF coal train passes through Barr, Colorado, at dawn on December 2, 2010. As the DPUs pass by, thin clouds are turning pastel shades of yellow, orange and red by a rising winter sun.

It's a calm and peaceful evening on Berthoud Hill as a DPU helps assist the daily Laurel, MT to Denver, CO manifest up the hill as the train proceeds south towards Longmont and eventually Denver.

The setting sun and storm clouds combine to create colorful contrasts that surround BNSF 7418 at Sandcut.

Viewed from the Minnesota State Highway 55 overpass a few miles west of Paynesville, a lengthy eastbound manifest rolls away from the setting sun.

After making a crew change CP 298 departs out of the sunset.

The brand new manifest from Williston, ND to Dilworth, MN heads East at sunset, passing turned signal heads awaiting to be cut in for a new control point being added for an oil loading facility, t... (more)

The sun is just coming over some low clouds as a westbound pulls out of Murray Siding and heads for Glenwood.

NS train 883 rolls east a few miles west of Leipsic after sunset. This train is heading for Bellevue, OH, for next crew change. The 6806 was once was Conrail 5574, also is the last numbered SD60M ... (more)

A pair of NS units race their train across rural Illinois, and away from the setting sun.

With the sun nearly to the horizon, an eastbound CP train roars by the intermediate signals a few miles west of Brooten.