The California Zephyr runs towards Roggen, Colorado as a bright orange sunrise crests the horizon.

The setting Nebraska sun illuminates the side of a Antelope Mine, WY coal train that is bound for MidAmerican Energy (Lousia) Ottumwa, IA. With over 19,000 tons on the drawbar, six AC traction mo... (more)

The golden sunrise glistens on the stainless steel of the California Zephyr, which runs past a pond in Wiggins formed from the relentless thunderstorms that have pounded the area.

The Montana Rail Link's "Bozeman Bullet" descends Bozeman Pass during the final hours of light with 355 on the point.

With an actual air temp of -7 degrees and a wind chill well below that, a late 337 makes the very cold final miles towards Waterloo at sunrise. With over 6600 feet of traffic bound for Iowa, this... (more)

Chesapeake & Ohio 1309 is an H-6 "Mallet" with a wheel configuration of 2-6-6-2. It was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1949 to haul coal from the fields in West Virginia. It only served ... (more)

In two specific time windows it is possible to photograph the last train on the Brocken (highest mountain in the Harz) in the light of the low sun and you will be surprised again and again by impr... (more)

The wide-open prairie east of Roggen, Colorado affords the opportunity to get some stunning long distance shots, with the glint of the sunrise bouncing off the rails and the stainless steel of the... (more)

The west bound California Zephyr runs towards Roggen, Colorado under a golden Colorado sunrise.

The timing was nearly perfect to catch the California Zephyr at sunrise at Roggen, Colorado. The red sky was due to smoke from a wildfire near Boulder, Colorado, creating an eerie mood to an othe... (more)

The California Zephyr is racing the sunrise as it runs westbound on the Brush Sub towards Denver, Colorado.

The west bound California Zephyr was just late enough to enable this sunrise shot at Roggen, Colorado.

AMTK 301 has the honors for the first time as it leads the trip to the west coast on a balmy March morning. The Empire Builder had to wait for CP to get a derailment in Wisconsin cleaned up ye... (more)

Amtrak's Winter Park Express Ski Train arrives at the Cold War Horse sculpture at sunrise. The art piece was created to acknowledge the history of Rocky Flats Nuclear Weapons Plant, which used to... (more)