Large sparks fly as steel wheels short through one of the busiest junctions in the world. Tower 18 on the Chicago L may not still hold that title but the action here is still nonstop. This junctio... (more)

Thoroughbreds: A close up look into the high short hood of NS 3280, a former Southern Railway SD40-2, and the conventional EMD cab on NS 3486 (of Burlington Northern heritage respectively).... (more)

Hello up there! One of Amtrak California's F59PHI's is seen here getting some work done at Amtrak's Oakland Maintenance Facility. One thing I admire is how clean this shop keeps their grounds and ... (more)

Piercing the clouds over New York City is the 2014 Tribute In Light, the once a year commemoration of the horrific events of 9/11 2001. 88 lights were used to produce the twin light effect. On the... (more)

The Rio Grande Zephyr's conductor catches up on his paperwork en route to Salt Lake City from Denver. April 14, 1979

MRL 323 meets its end at Livngston on a beautiful day in May after serving MRL and its original owner, Southern Pacific since November 1969.

Freshly-painted ARR 3012 chills at the diesel shop in the ARR Anchorage Yard with a couple of MAC stablemates.

Almost one year ago, Colorado was hit by one of the most destructive floods in state history. Thousands lost their homes, lots of loss in property damage. In Longmont, the BNSF Buck Local power si... (more)

Good bumper sticker.

A view from a Vista Dome car on the Rio Grande Zephyr as train No. 17 charges west through the lonely Green River Desert meeting a mixed freight in a siding on April 14, 1979.

The D&RGW rostered a Budd dome/club car called the 'Silver Shop'. It was used infrequently on the Rio Grande Zephyr but did come in handy when the Silver Banquet dining car was down for repairs. R... (more)

DMIR SD9 No. 158 is serviced along with SD18s 177 and 190 during the night in the Proctor diesel shop at Proctor, MN. this shop was built in the 1950s to support maintenance of the then new SD9s. ... (more)

A lateral view of the #8105 in the customs area.

With the lunch rush behind them, the Rio Grande Zephyr's dining car crew takes a well deserved break in the Silver Banquet.

The Rio Grande Zephyr's head chef keeps his cooks busy preparing delicious meals in the Silver Banquet dining car.