OPR 801 was hit by one of the many fires that ravaged Oregon during the Labor Day weekend.The future is uncertain for this locomotive (hopefully salvageable), but the line didn't loose any of its ... (more)

CSX Q605 has made Pascagoula, MS, and the end of shooting for the day for me. I chased this guy in pouring rain from Pollard, Alabama, to Pascagoula, MS. The weather did a complete 180 in Saint El... (more)

There are times when you can’t plan for certain aspects of a shot, but you can take advantage of a developing situation. Such was the case on August 15, after several severe storms blew through t... (more)

There are times when you can’t plan for certain aspects of a shot, but you can take advantage of a developing situation. Such was the case on August 15, after several severe storms blew through t... (more)

Just before sunset, BNSF AC4400CW No. 5618 approaches Pueblo Junction with an empty coal train under a rainbow in Pueblo, Colorado, on July 27, 2019. The train is about to come off the Spanish Pea... (more)

The Mississippi River has caused alot of headaches in the Midwest with the railroads this spring. The river crested at Burlington, IA, (19 miles upstream) on 6-02 was the 3rd highest crest on reco... (more)

Spring thaw means Mississippi River flooding in downtown Davenport. The CP will run trains through the floodwaters for as long as they can, until the River gets too high. Another engine was on the... (more)

The headlight of the Union Pacific's fire fighting train cuts the smoke-filled air in the Sacramento River Valley as the Delta Fire rages in the background.

A Lancaster, California bound Metrolink commuter train makes its way through the Sand Canyon Fire near Tunnel #19. The 22,000+ acre wild fire has forced Antelope Valley Line trains to operate at r... (more)

The Super Moon Eclipse begins to rise over the Colorado Plateau as a heavy Los Angeles Harbor bound stack train slowly climbs the 1.5% grade at Angell.

Come Hell or high water, she wasn't gonna move.

An empty limestone train cuts trail after a late season storm dumped over a foot of new snow.

Hurricane Sandy damage. Even though the Montclair-Boonton Line wasn't hit as hard as some other NJ Transit lines, Hurricane Sandy still left its mark, with at least three fallen trees visib... (more)

In April of 1983, the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad yard and the small town of Thistle, Utah became victims of of a landslide which dammed the Spanish Fork River. Residents of the small tow... (more)

An extra West Colton, CA to Roseville, CA manifest waits in the hole at Ansel. A southbound manifest is approaching the siding with the sun already behind the mountains leaving an impressive impri... (more)