Led by venerable Burlington Northern EMD E9 No. 9913, a westbound BN “Dinky” commuter train storms into Lisle, Illinois, on the afternoon of March 3, 1990.

BN intermodal train 1, powered by a pair of LMX GE B39-8 locomotives, approaches Shed 10 as it descends Marias Pass between Blacktail and Java, Montana, on the afternoon of February 29, 1992.

An eastbound BNSF grain empty passes the old Northern Pacific-era stock pens and loading chutes still located along Montana Rail Link’s Second Subdivision at Toston, Montana, on the morning of J... (more)

At the end of a cold December 7, 1996, day, Wisconsin Central train 47 diverges onto the connection track at Duplainville, Wisconsin, for the trip back home to North Fond du Lac. Train Nos. 46 and... (more)

At the bottom of the inner depths of Royal Gorge where Rio Grande trains once ran, is the passenger train of Royal Gorge Route Railroad on August 26, 2021. The view is looking down from the famous... (more)

A westbound BNSF coal train loops out of Austin, Montana, while climbing Mullan Pass west of Helena on October 7, 2020. Four Montana Rail Link EMD SD70ACes on the mid-train manned helper grind upg... (more)

An eastbound BNSF vehicle train traces the Missouri River past Toston Dam in Lombard Canyon between Toston and Lombard, Montana, on June 25, 2016.

A Canadian National freight crosses the Chicago & North Western’s branch line to Troy Grove between Waterman and Shabbona, Illinois, on April 2, 1995. Powering the westbound train is a pair of u... (more)

Four brand-new Burlington Northern Santa Fe “Heritage I” GE C44-9Ws lead a westbound grain train out of Shed 10.7 east of Java, Montana, while crossing Marias Pass on the beautiful autumn afte... (more)

Heading for the interchange with BNSF at Connell, Columbia Basin Railroad’s turn out of Warden rolls southbound past milepost 173 and the elevator at Koren, Washington, on September 28, 2021.

Montana Rail Link’s night gas local cruises along the Clark Fork approaching Plains, Montana, late in the afternoon of June 26, 2020.

Burlington Northern intermodal train 13 passes BN freight train 103 at Burke, Illinois, on April 7, 1990. The two trains just swapped crews so the slower and delayed train 103, with EMD GP39M No. ... (more)

On October 22, 2020, a southbound Arizona Eastern Railway freight exits Tunnel 1 as it climbs the grade out of Clifton, Arizona.

A pair of Union Pacific EMD SD70Ms, wrapped and patched for Rocky Mountaineer Railtours, powers the westbound luxury passenger train westbound along the Colorado River through Gore Canyon east of ... (more)

While a Chicago & North Western coal train loads on the spur to Antelope Mine, a northbound Burlington Northern coal train, powered by a trio of BN EMD SD70MACs, passes by on the main line at Conv... (more)