With a short freight train in tow, and the sun cresting the horizon, N&W 611 charges past the Verdant View Farm.

The sun peaks above the clouds just as the California Zephyr runs through Roggen, Colorado on its way to Denver on the Brush Sub.

The exhaust heat generated off the lead engine of the California Zephyr appears to be on fire as the train runs towards Roggen, Colorado in front of a fiery sun ball. The red sunrise is due a lar... (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)

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)

NS 165 makes a last light dash down the long straight just south of Salisbury's station.

After 4 years of keeping my eye on the weather, the sun's movement back and forth between the northern and southern hemisphere, and the NS supplying a train at the right point in time, it all came... (more)

The California Zephyr runs through Keenesburg, Colorado at sunrise as it heads towards Denver.

Photo taken at sunset from the dome car "Walter Dean" looking forward at an E9 A-B-A engine consist leading the UP "Pacific Northwest Special" from Council Bluffs to a series o... (more)

The #5 California Zephyr runs through Keenesburg, Colorado at sunrise on the Brush Sub.

The California Zephyr runs towards Hudson, Colorado as the sun takes on a fiery red appearance thanks to the smoke from the numerous wildfires in the western states.

As the sun rises, an eastbound stack train slides over Gassman Coulee outside Minot as an ACe pushes on the rear.

An early morning grain train greets sunrise as it begins its assault on Mullan Pass on the MRL.