Amtrak's eastbound "California Zephyr" pops out of Tunnel 1 in Coal Creek Canyon as it descends down the 2-percent grade towards Denver, on September 29, 2018.

A New Mexico Rail Runner races across the New Mexico landscape south of Santa Fe bound for Albuquerque while ominous dark clouds provide a backdrop on a gorgeous July afternoon.

In the late afternoon sunlight and scorching hot temperatures, Amtrak’s three hour late westbound California Zephyr rolls along the banks of the Colorado River at Shoshone Siding near Glenwood S... (more)

A westbound Union Pacific empty coal train works its way upgrade thru Tunnel 29. The train is approaching Pinecliffe, Colorado. The train has been steadily climbing along South Boulder Creek sin... (more)

Completed by 1953 Union Pacific's third main track over Sherman Hill, also known as the 'Harriman Line', traded 10 extra miles for an easier gradient for heavy westbounds on the busy Overland Rout... (more)

A former Burlington Northern EMD SD60M still in Cascade green paint leads BNSF’s Cowley turn through rugged Sheep Canyon north of Greybull, Wyoming, on June 22, 2017. This arresting locale is al... (more)

On the morning of June 23, 2001, a summer edition of the Rio Grande Ski Train climbs the two-percent grade in “South Draw” between Tunnels 16 and 17 east of Crescent, Colorado.

UP 7325 has rounded Arnolds Loop on the 1% climb to the summit of the Toano Range at Silver Zone Pass. I believe this is a grain train but it could be Soda Ash or another bulk commodity. Summit is... (more)

Union Pacific's Engineering special heads Eastbound at Dos on the Glenwood Springs Sub.

CN tested a pair of EMDX SD70ACe-T4 demos over the winter. They rarely led, so even though the light was crap on this day, I ventured out to shoot EMDX 1606 leading CN train M309. This was its las... (more)

Welcome to the Feather River Canyon. The Feather River Canyon is home to one of the most treacherous rail lines in the world. With steep cliffs and loose ground, rockslides are an ever-pres... (more)

Articulation. How do you get a 2-6-6-2 locomotive around a sharp curve? The answer is articulation. This engine has two sets of drivers. the boiler and tank sits firmly over the rear se... (more)

Union Pacific's 'Katy' heritage 1988 unit crosses the Truckee River in December 2017 near Verdi, Nevada. Union Pacific 1988 is an EMD SD70ACe locomotive owned by Union Pacific Railroad. It is one ... (more)

The Coast Smokelight. Working back up to track speed, Amtrak's northbound Coast Starlight parallels the coast as it heads north toward Carpinteria under the erie shadow of the Thomas Fire'... (more)

Early on the morning of June 24, 2017, a northbound BNSF freight bends around a sharp curve entering Himes Canyon located along the Bighorn River between Himes and Kane, Wyoming, on BNSF’s Caspe... (more)