Amtrak's eastbound California Zephyr has just emerged from Moffat Tunnel and will begin its descent down the Front Range into Denver.

As the sun sets below the horizon and the sunflowers fade into darkness, the last train of the day for the Grand Canyon Railway shoves back into the storage yard where the passenger set will sit o... (more)

A BNSF coal empty races eastbound along the Yellowstone River just east of Elton, Montana, on the morning of June 15, 2014.

Twisting downhill on the east side of Raton Pass, the Southwest Chief will soon be in Trinidad, Colo. The short climb up and down Raton, while only about 20 miles in length, will take the train an... (more)

A Rail Runner heads through the hills north of Albuquerque on its way from Santa Fe.

Hot on the tail of a loaded coal train, an empty coal hopper transfer drifts down the west side of Mullan Pass.

The Empire Builder makes its way through the Cascade Mountains on the Scenic Sub, passing over Sunset Falls. This is one of the most scenic places I've ever witnessed.

On our travel day between Miles City and Helena, the Jimbo had the railroad tied up most of the day around Big Timber. Having completed their work, the 264 puts the train away in Livingston. The... (more)

A massive set of 8 SD70ACe helpers came into town and tied up for the evening in Helena. Unfortunately, the crew told me no westbounds were due until after 11:00 p.m. I was hoping to find a west... (more)

Almost an hour after receiving a go-ahead to depart Livingston, a loaded BNSF grain shows itself a mile before the highest point of its grade. The prime movers can be heard at full throttle in the... (more)

BNSF 7663 heads up a Z Train westbound over Nason Creek just west of Merritt, WA as it starts its final assault on the east side of Stevens Pass. It's 5 miles to the east portal of the Cascade Tun... (more)

On the beautiful afternoon of June 27, 2016, an eastbound BNSF manifest freight rumbles by Toston Dam in Lombard Canyon east of Toston, Montana, on Montana Rail Link’s Second Subdivision.

Navigating its way eastward, an empty oil train follows the Kootenai River as it prepares to diverge at CP Troy, where the train will come to a halt to meet a westbound manifest.

Here it is! A westbound freight! The sign is for the famous Jack Rabbit Trading Post, located on old Route 66 not far from Winslow, Ariz. A westbound BNSF freight rolls by.

An Apache Railway freight accelerates from the BNSF interchange in Holbrook on its way back to Snowflake, Ariz., behind a set of Alcos.