A pair of rebuilt General Electric U26Cs, KiwiRail 5356 and 5304, lead the daily Tranz Alpine Express passenger train toward the Lake Brunner depot at Moana, New Zealand, on October 21, 2016. Not... (more)

Climbing trees for the shot at Arthur's Pass... The Tranz Alpine Express passenger train - daily between Christchurch and Greymouth, New Zealand on the South Island - is seen entering the Otira T... (more)

Rebuilt General Electric U26Cs, KiwiRail 5241 and 5500, lead intermodal train 736-22 northbound through Ethelton, New Zealand, on October 22, 2016.

The late morning departure of the KiwiRail train #736 allows for a different vantage point than the previous norm for this train as it passes through the community of Oaro, which is nestled betwee... (more)

The ultimate street running? Just south of Greymouth, New Zealand at a location known as Camerons, NZ highway 6 and the KiwiRail Hokitika Industrial Line share a unique single lane/track thru-tru... (more)

KiwiRail's evening Westland Dairy Milk Train is seen heading northbound at sunset across the Taramakau River bridge on that is a shared bridge between the KiwiRail's Hokitika Industrial Line and N... (more)

A pair of 1975-built (and rebuilt since) General Electric U26C locomotives haul the KiwRail TranzAlpine Express train through the New Zealand Alps at Moana - along Lake Brunner - nearing the west ... (more)

What a view! An empty coal train from Lyttleton to Ngakawau has picked up some speed after passing a slow zone near Craigieburn (visible on the left), and is now headed towards Cass. In the backgr... (more)

Sometimes the weather just won't work in your favour. Just as yesterday, the fog stayed thick until well after the TranzAlpine had gone past Cass, so my nice plans were foiled, and I had to improv... (more)

After a few two days of poor weather (lots of rain, some snow, had to use chains for the first time in my life, heh) and two mediocre days with limited success the weather was surprisingly good to... (more)

After trimming the bushes this spot looks nice and clean, and even the sun came out a little when DXB class 5448 came by with a train to Picton.

A freight train to Picton crosses lake Grassmere, which has an active salt industry. It produces about 30'000 tons of salt per year, which covers about half of New Zealands salt consumption.

(See photo ID 451287 for the "after"). During July 2013 RRL Grindrod South Africa imported two decommissioned Kiwi Rail / Tranz Rail Class DQ - G12C (DQ6347 / DQ6382) locomotives from New Zealand... (more)

Southbound through the curves to the north of Patea.

Very nearly at the end of its journey, 7173 sits on the arrival at Palmerston North, waiting entry to the yard after bringing train 545 down from Whareroa.