An interior view of the cab of DCP4628 at Christchurch, before departure of the TranzAlpine to Greymouth.

DCP4628 and DCP4513 lead the westbound TranzAlpine through snow drifts near Avoca on New Zealand's spectacular Midland Line.

En route from Stillwater to Greymouth, DSC2366 leads a short freight shuttle through Dobson at sunset, and past the memorial to the man for whom the village is named.

A rather large 687 (compared to usual) crosses the Estuary at Pandora on a calm Sunday afternoon.

DXB5460 DCP4513 on 803 TranzAlpine crossing the Taramakau River West of Jacksons

DXB5172 heads train number 734 along the shoreline of Lake Grassmere and the Salt Works near Blenheim at sunset.

The returning southbound TranzCoastal train heads south from Kaikoura in the late afternoon. While in Kaikoura you can whale watch, swim with dolphins, watch the fur seals, eat at Hine's fish-and-... (more)

DFT 7295 and DQ 6347 leave the coast behind as they head inland near Wharanui. The South Island's 'main north line' line between Christchurch and the rail ferries at Picton features more than an h... (more)

The TranzAlpine teeters across the Slovens Creek Viaduct on its journey back east under a speed restriction imposed due to aftershocks from the 7.1m Christchurch earthquake 11 days prior. Within t... (more)

On a perfect mid-winter midmorning, DFT 7199 and DC 4761 swing the Tranz Alpine passenger train away from Lake Brunner and alongside the picturesque Arnold river as they head towards their destina... (more)

As the last traces of dusk slip over the Southern Alps, five DXs lift a short 18 wagon coal train away from Otira's top yard with less drama than usual. Sitting in a deep valley, the megatropilopo... (more)

Sitting here at a desk in an office in a building in the middle of Long Island, I'm supposed to be working - but instead I'm posting a picture on RP and missing my homeland of New Zealand. Once or... (more)

With every one of its matchsticks creaking under the load, two DCs bring a loaded coal train from Rapahoe into Greymouth across an S shaped wooden truss bridge dating from the late 1800s. I heard ... (more)