As tornadoes and severe thunderstorms develop just to the east, a northbound UP manifest waits in the siding for a special meet with UP 844 hauling the southbound Cheyenne Frontier Days special ba... (more)
Winter just won't give up without a fight this year. A local heads west across the Chippewa River in Eau Claire, WI in heavy snow.
Thunder over Milepost 13 Chicagoland is still bathed in morning sun, but not for long as a storm moves in from the west. It’s August 10, 1986 at Milepost 13 on Burlington Northern’s... (more)
Six Alco RSD-15 "Alligators" lead Santa Fe's unit coal train from York Canyon, N.M. to Kaiser Steel Corp. at Fontana, Calif. around ATSF's horseshoe curves at Blanchard, N.M. on Sept. 15, 1968. ... (more)
Montana Rail Link's Gas Local finishes up its switching chores at its terminus just east of Thompson Falls. Thankfully, the sun popped out during the last part of the day. The two locomotives (SD7... (more)
A farmer in Minnesota takes a break to watch the Hiawatha charge past. Part of a Lerro Productions photo charter. Look for MILW #261 to return to service later this year, with excursions to foll... (more)
Pictured is a moment of weather drama I will never forget! I was driving through the west part of downtown Salt Lake City where both UP and D&RGW had passenger mainlines that ran down the middle o... (more)
The MRL 20th Anniversary train heading back to Missoula, tries to keep ahead of threatening skies just minutes before sunset.
CSX 5117 is in charge of 120 loads of coal heading upgrade on the Manor Branch. There is over 20 inches of snow on the ground already on this frigid 14 degree morning with another 5 inches expecte... (more)
After dumping rain across northern Wyoming and southern Montana all morning, storm clouds are starting to break up as a loaded coal train from Spring Creek Mine struggles to climb the 1% grade out... (more)
400-05 passes through the slow curve just west of Edworthy Park
The weather was all over the place on this June morning as the eastbound California Zephyr heads east through the Utah Desert. While I'd like to say the lightning was planned, I didn't even know I... (more)
The New Mexico Railrunner sits at Albuquerque preparing to board passengers at the beginning of Monsoon season.
