BNSF 755 leads an empty grain train back to the heartland as scene at Avery along the mighty Columbia River with Mt. Hood in the background.

SP 4449 crosses the mile-long fill just west of Lyle on its way back to Portland. The hike into the spot was worth it for this vista since I came all the way for Texas for some classic Columbia R... (more)

SP 4449 speeds westward back home toward Portland, OR seen here just west of Lyle along the mighty Columbia River.

SP 4449 has reached Wishram on it's second excursion of the weekend and is off-loading its hungry passengers for a BBQ lunch at the Amtrak station. From my vantage point high above along Hwy. 14,... (more)

Sunset on the Grand Canyon Railway. A Lerro Productions Charter.

GCRY pulls a mixed train south toward Williams with a great set of clouds overhead and the expansive Arizona landscape reaching as far as the eye can see. A Lerro Productions Charter.

UP 5679 is the DPU on a loaded grain train heading south while a BNSF train on the former Santa Fe creeps north waiting for its turn to cross the diamonds of the interlocker.

FWWR 2019 poses for the photographers for the organized night shoot as part of the "24 Hours at Saginaw" event sponsored by the North Texas NRHS.

RJ Corman power sits in Olive Branch, MS waiting for Monday morning to come to switch the next customer.

CN's daily intermodal to New Orleans heads through the Mississippi countryside, not far out of Memphis.

BNSF 4710 leads a SB freight toward Memphis, seen here in Marion, AR, just across the Mississippi River. The red and silver paint is getting harder to find these days.

UP 1988 leads a Houston bound stack train through the curve at Converse, TX on the ex-SP Sunset Route, now UP's Glidden Sub. I figured I had no chance to get the MKT in daylight, but fortuitous U... (more)

GCRY 4960 storms north as the sun slowly rises above an adjacent hilltop to reveal a wonderful mix of steam and smoke. A Lerro Productions Charter.

The NB Texas Eagle flies along the former Santa Fe main on its way to Fort Worth with the Phase 1 Heritage unit on the point.

The desolation of the area between Williams, AZ and the south rim of the Grand Canyon is very apparent at this locale. During the charter, we were the only humans around until the lunch break/lay... (more)