Three P42DC's lead a slightly late-running Empire Builder through the sweeping curves at Maple Springs. The Mississippi River has provided plenty of moisture for overnight hoarfrost on the landsca... (more)

A westbound autorack train splits the silence alongside the cemetery in Miller City, Ohio. The US&S bracket signal, a sentinel marking this as a former Nickel Plate Road territory, is headed to th... (more)

Wisconsin & Southern's Janesville-to-Chicago freight meets the business train at Spring Grove, IL. Photo taken with permission.

The two remaining Chicago & North Western locomotives lead a transfer past JB tower in West Chicago. Equal credit for the photo goes to Ryan Parent, who provided the flash equipment. This was our ... (more)

The passengers on the Royal Canadian Pacific are treated to spectacular scenery and gorgeous weather as they roll north along CP's Windermere Subdivision.

The NKP signals stand guard at dawn in Townwood, Ohio, on a misty summer morning. No trains came through during the two hours I waited here. This location is an old farm crossing, and with two fee... (more)

Amtrak's eastbound California Zephyr skims along the desert floor at the foot of Utah's Book Cliffs.

Winter has arrived, as my frozen feet can attest. A westbound CSX freight crawls past the site of a recent derailment in scenic (but freezing) downtown Kent.

A somewhat late Capitol Limited negotiates the east slope of Sand Patch. Fall has come and gone, leaving a few browned leaves clinging to the trees.

Morning mists off the Flathead River drift through the swaying grasses, impartial to the passing of Montana Rail Link's "Day Gas."

Mink Harbor, located just west of Marathon, Ontario, is one of the scenic highlights of the Canadian Pacific in Ontario. CP's mainline twists along the shores of Lake Superior and passes many scen... (more)

Amtrak's eastbound Empire Builder is on the advertised as it threads its way through the rocky north bank of the Columbia River.

Just minutes after sunrise, a westbound stack train curves along the waterfront at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers. Thanks to Brad Morocco for getting up at 5 a.m. and dragg... (more)

Over two hours of dodging clouds finally produced a sunlit meet between the upbound Duquesne Incline and an eastbound CSX freight. Note the difference between the colors of the Monongahela and All... (more)