Norfolk Southern 8441 and C44-9W 9727 head up a UP sand train rolling north on the former C&NW mainline to Duluth-Superior at Chippewa Falls, WI. The train will climb a short grade out of the vall... (more)

PGR 42 is mated up with a couple leased EMDs on the Wisconsin Northern at Chippewa Falls, WI. The unit began life as RSMX 1242 (Reserve Mining), built in October 1978, and in addition to carrying ... (more)

UP 8090 and SD70M 4779 lead a westbound sand train over the Red Cedar River at Menomonie Jct., just north of Menomonie, WI on the former C&NW Twin Cities mainline. Note the older stone piers from ... (more)

BNSF 5463 leads a Z train west at Trinidad Loop near Crescent Bar, WA as is descends a 16 mile long one percent grade from Quincy, WA to Albus (Columbia River) siding on its way into Wenatchee, WA... (more)

SOO 733 leads a GP30, GP9 and F7B out of Irvine Yard at Chippewa Falls, WI on a snowless December day in 1970. The train is headed west toward Shoreham Yard in Minneapolis, MN. The small yard is n... (more)

VIA 6451 shares Jasper station with the eastbound Canadian. At this time the unit was in service on the Rupert Rocket, providing a connection with the Canadian to/from Price George and Price Ruper... (more)

LSI 3009 leads a second U30C on an empty ore train run from Eagle Mills to Tilden Mine in upper Michigan. The train is passing through Palmer Junction, and the foreground track is used by CN from ... (more)

BNSF 6175 leads an empty coal train around the curve at Trinidad Loop as the train climbs out of the Columbia River valley east of Wenatchee, WA.

BNSF 8774 and an SD70MAC mate handle a Z-train west from Merritt, WA across Nason Creek as they start their final assault on Stevens Pass.

CP 5627 mixes it up with an MLW unit and another SD40-2 across the main from the Medicine Hat, AB depot. The power will soon attach to a westbound train and either head toward Calgary on the main,... (more)

There simply was no better color scheme made for color photography than CP's Action Red, whether with candy canes like the 5828 or simplified like the 5849. The scheme contrasted beautifully with ... (more)

The Canadian approaches a short tunnel on its climb up Kicking Horse Pass east of Field, BC. The train will then duck under Hwy 1 and head for the lower Spiral tunnel before returning under Hwy 1 ... (more)

A CP crew member from a westbound freight led by CP 5825 is ready to inspect the eastbound freight led by CP 5809 at Nicomen siding east of Hope, BC on CP's mainline through the Fraser Canyon. the... (more)

CP 8835 heads the Sumas Turn out of Coquitlam Yard. The train will roll east to Mission City, then turn south to Huntingdon, BC where it will interchange with the BN at Sumas on the Washington sta... (more)

CP 8839 and 8519 show off two generations of CP paint schemes at Mission City, BC. The westbound freight out of North Bend, BC is stopped at the station before heading west to Coquitlam Yard.