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)

It's after midnight and M5T passes through the small town of Boyce, Virginia which sits between Berryville and Front Royal on the NS H Line between Hagerstown, MD and Roanoke, VA.

Moonlight over Lombard
At 8:43 p.m. on the night of September 9, 2011, a BNSF coal train curves into Lombard, Montana, under a bright moon. Headlights of the westbound train lights up t... (more)

The glowing cliffs of Lombard
A BNSF coal train lights up the cliffs that tower above the Montana Rail Link main line at Lombard, Montana, on the evening of September 9, 2011 at 8:43 p.... (more)

The rail-grinder prepares to tie down for a night stay in Bath SC then it is back to work.

It has been more than two decades since the last coal train crossed the now dilapidated Grassy Trail Creek bridge on Rio Grande's Sunnyside Branch in scenic Whitmore Canyon. Apparently someone dec... (more)

The headlights of a westbound helper set heading up the East Slope towards Horseshoe Curve lights up the now closed Alto Tower and CP Altoona signal bridge.

A classic Rio Grande caboose shows off its new coat of Aspen Gold paint during a brief pause at Provo Yard. The D&RGW 01409 was built Rio Grande employees at the Burnham Shop in Denver in November... (more)

A scene no other railroad can match, At Summerhill on the former PRR mainline between Pittsburgh and Altonna on the West Slope of the Alleghanies. 2 eastbounds race other running upgrade under the... (more)

Even something as modern as a 100 ton steel hopper car has a shelf life. A member of Rio Grande's 'Great Steel Fleet' is marked for scrapping at UP's Provo Yard. The coal hauler was built by Bethl... (more)

Proudly displaying its 'Action Road' livery, Rio Grande caboose #01466 basks in the morning sun at Provo Yard. The 01466 was built by D&RGW forces at Burnham Shops (in Denver) back in March 1951. ... (more)

Folks along Utah's Wasatch Front can't seem to get enough of rail transit. No less than four separate projects are under construction right now. The latest (begun in April) is the two mile Sugar H... (more)

The Norfolk and Western CPL flips from Green to Red on the main as 38Q passes by. The other signal to the left is for the siding. A Doll Mast stands on the right of the signals letting crews know ... (more)

Starry starry night! An eastbound BNSF freight lights up this night scene on it's approach in to Sandpoint and over the bridge at Pend Oreille Lake.

A survivor from the era of train order operations, Rio Grande's tiny Soldier Summit dispatching office greets a sunny morning on the south side of the yard. By 1978, the tiny structure was utilize... (more)