A new day dawns at the Strasburg Rail Road

The California Zephyr casts a reflection on the glass-smooth surface of Barr Lake as it runs through Brighton, Colorado on the Brush Sub at dawn.

Sometimes the timing all comes together. The California Zephyr was just a little late arriving at Keenesburg, Colorado, which allowed the fog to roll in and the bright orange sun to elevate just h... (more)

Near Falls Mills, VA Norfolk Southern #4087 splits the signals heading east to Bluefield, WV with a loaded coal train on the evening of April 16, 2021.

New York by nightfall....

Passengers race east through Andalusia, PA, towards New York on an Amtrak Regional Express led by AMTK No. 612.

An early evening Amtrak Keystone flies through Bensalem, PA, passing the Cornwells Heights station in a race to New York by nightfall.

Hard to believe a) it's been 17 years since I shot thus photo and b) I have never posted it here at rp.net. there was a good few years in my youth where every April and Aug I was set up near this... (more)

A colorful Easter sunrise greets the crew and passengers of the California Zephyr as it runs through Roggen, Colorado on its way to Denver.

An early morning westbound SEPTA commuter train sprints into Langhorne station at sunrise.

Orange and Green Line pass each other at Clark and Lake while the sun begins to peek out from behind the architecture.

"Sunbathing in Bluefield": Higginbotham's Summit - 363.3 miles from Norfolk at the top of a 1.0 percent grade when the N&W arrived in 1882-1883 while forming its lines west of the New Ri... (more)

The sun sets on this eastbound manifest freight, possibly A492, as it crosses a frozen pond. 2nd unit is cowl body CN 2454 (C40-8M) and 4th is GTW 4923 (GP38-2) in CN paint

Sunrise Switching

There are few things that are more impressive to a railfan than seeing steam working in non-tourist revenue service. Due to the borders still being c... (more)

Wheeling and Lake Erie manifest 618 crosses the massive trestle across the Monongahela River just as the last rays of sun warm the banks before dipping below the ridgeline. The train is crossing f... (more)

BNSF 6402 (ES44AC) leads a freight through Hudson, Colorado just as the sun rises above the tracks.