A C&NW local rolls west past the C&NW passenger station at Eau Claire, WI. The railroad still used the station at this time for the freight agent, but in several years it would be torn down. At th... (more)

CNW 883 leads train 406 through nice fall color on its trip south from Spooner, WI to Altoona at Sarona. This was part of the mainline from Superior to Eau Claire and on to Chicago and is now aban... (more)

Penn Central SD45 6152 of Pennsy heritage is parked with other power on a bone chilling day at 56th St. Yard in Chicago, IL. The bankrupt carrier was only four months away from becoming Conrail, a... (more)

The CN Super Continental snakes along the east bank of the Fraser River as it glides through the Fraser Canyon south of Cisco on its way to a station stop at Boston Bar, BC. The crew will change t... (more)

Amtrak's Pacific International makes a small impression in a big scene having just exited Chuckanut Tunnel and is crossing Chuckanut Bay on a causeway. The train operated between Seattle and Vanco... (more)

The North Coast Hiawatha descends westward off Homestake Pass several miles east of Butte, MT. In 1974 this Amtrak service and a BN local freight were pretty much all that moved over this line.

MRL 4406 rolls an eastbound morning gas train along the Flathead River east of Paradise, MT on its return trip from Thompson Falls to Missoula.

Heavy clouds greet the day as a westbound coal train crosses the causeway at the Frog Pond near Trout Creek, MT on Montana Rail Link.

Today was to be a landmark day in the history of Amtrak and Washington State DOT. And it was. Unfortunately, the debut of new Talgo passenger train service along I-5 from Tacoma to Nisqually met w... (more)

Today was to be a landmark day in the history of Amtrak and Washington State DOT. And it was. Unfortunately, the debut of new Talgo passenger train service along I-5 from Tacoma to Nisqually met w... (more)

UP 5548 heads up an eastbound CP Canpotex empty potash train as it leaves Ft. Steel, BC after a crew change. the train will head east along the Kootenay River then over Crowsnest Pass.

CP 8797 heads a freight east towards Sparwood and Crowsnest pass as it goes under Hwy 3 south of Sparwood. The train is helped out by a red/silver BNSF Dash 9, which seemed a little unusual given ... (more)

CP 8887 heads a freight west towards Ft. Steele and a connection with the UP at Kingsgate as it rolls through Morrissey, BC south of Fernie in late day autumn light.

A BNSF Z-train heads west from Hauser toward Spokane and is most likely headed to Portland, OR based on the three unit consist. Seattle bound traffic via Stevens Pass usually warrants 4-5 units on... (more)

A BNSF Z-train rolls downgrade after exiting the Chumstick tunnel on its way through the Chumstick cutoff, Leavenworth and on to Wenatchee, WA for a crew change. Note the patched door on the aging... (more)