The eastbound Pennsylvanian zips through New Florence as it heads to the next station in Johnstown. The previous days rain has puddled allowing for a nice reflection.

A Union Station bound DC Streetcar stops to pick up a few riders. Not many people were aboard and the service is FREE for now. Don't know how well it will "fare" when there are fares involved.

The westbound Empire Builder has just departed the Dells station stop and crosses the Wisconsin River as it heads towards Minnesota on a balmy September afternoon.

On a picture perfect fall day, 734 is nearing the Frostburg station with a full train enjoying the experience of steam powered rail travel.

Before boarding begins for a Fall Foilage excursion, the engineer is engaged in discussions with a group of Mennonites on steam technology.

As the daylight breaks over the Badlands, an empty coal drag heads west to the PRB with some first generation AC power in service as a DPU.

Rolling downgrade, the Capital Limited is following Wills Creek as it heads to the next station stop in Cumberland, MD.

Climbing the grueling 2.2% Cranberry Grade, the daily eastbound manifest is rounding Graveyard Curve with the assistance of GE's latest technology. The Mountain Sub is the proving ground for thes... (more)

A maintenance window resulted in only two trains in six hours. The iconic post office patiently waits for the next train. The photographer not so much.

A work train grinds up the hill with some foreign power as the afternoon sun races towards the horizon.

With the Badlands of Theodore Roosevelt National Park as a backdrop, a load of PRB coal heads east across the Little Missouri River with the assistance of two DPU's pushing hard on the rear . ... (more)

The whistle is sounded as the morning excursion rolls onto the Spring Creek trestle and approaches the Old Hill City Road crossing.

The afternoon excursion makes its way towards Keystone on a sunny day.

The crew fills the saddle tank of the unique mallet engine before coupling to the train for the first excursion of the day. Larger crowds brought out 110 for the days activities.

Empty coal cars head back to the Powder River Basin. A clean set of ACe's leads the way across the badlands near Theodore Roosevelt Nat'l Park.