Evoking memories of another time,the Domes To Portola special crosses the Rock Creek Trestle on its return to the San Francisco Bay Area.

Tunnel 9 - Construction started in 1906 and the line opened in 1919 (most of the rail in the gorge dates from 1914 – 1915). The original money to build the line was surreptitiously sup... (more)

Iowa Pacific's excursion train that ran from Chicago Union Station to Edgerton on June 20, 2014 sits in the siding awaiting tomorrow's trip at Edgerton, WI, as the sunsets on a beautiful day.

A BNSF coal load walks up Winston Hill with a westbound coal load. 'Heavies' (Coal, Grain, Oil and Coke) often consume almost an hour climbing the 1%+ grades of Winston Hill. In about 1 minute th... (more)

A BNSF empty coal trains rolls wispily along the Missouri River towards Lombard. The canyon was the route of Lewis and clark as they explored the new Western Frontier, and now is a playground for... (more)

Bolo - [Winter Solstice +1 Series] - As the sun sets in the West the day following the Winter Solstice, an eastbound bare table train climbs Bolo Hill toward Cadiz. On this day, the s... (more)

Representing three Class One railroads and two countries, NS 217 highballs west near Naugatuck passing the Mountain View Memorial Gardens cemetery.

"Good Friday Night Light"
Norfolk Southern train 202 races by the village of Brandtsville, Pa on the former Reading Lurgan as it races towards Harrisburg just after sunset on ... (more)

Standing in the rain, watching 6 locomotives (3 more on the rear) and 100 loads of coal grind up the 2+ percent grade over the town of Covel. A nice way to spend National Train Day.

While the scenery is lacking compared to home, you can't beat the sunrises and sunsets on the flat lands. Eastbound Q train heads toward Deshler at Sunset.

Soo Line GP30 #700 rolls over a trestle across a creek between Duluth and Two Harbors, Minnesota on the North Shore Scenic Railroad.

A westbound BNSF coal train curves through the night below the cliffs of Lombard, Montana, on September 16, 2012.

After setting out a loaded center beam at a local lumber company, we catch SB NS E25 rolling through the tiny community of Chalybeate Springs, NC. This tiny community along the original Norfolk So... (more)

SP freight climbing Tennessee Pass. This magnificent piece of Railroad is now sadly closed