A Union Pacific duo leads NS 65W west through Pembroke, Virginia.

UP 5704 & 3085 lead an eastbound grain train.

Once they crested the hill, the race is back on against the clock, as they cruise into Mountain Home with the throttle wide open still picking up lost speed from the assault on the hill.

UP MASEWX-26 heads south through Downtown Bryan with a CN unit trailing.

Backdropped by the head of the sleeping giant, a trio of foreign power crosses the Kaministquia River and arrives at its destination of Thunder Bay Terminals for offloading on McKellar Island.

On another hot summer's day, NS grain train 51R makes its way towards North End with a very rare visitor doing the honors, a KCSdM Grey Ghost. This was a sight to see for many railfans in the area... (more)

I have lived right beside mainline railroads a couple times, and it was great. But think about having your own private grade crossing, and then decorating it with a big Ponderosa-style entryway. ... (more)

A BNSF coal train is about to meet a Union Pacific coal empty at the top of Logan Hill north of Bill, Wyoming, on June 18, 2015. The BNSF train on Track 1 is following another UP load on Track 2, ... (more)

UP 5887 & 4068 westbound with stacks.

UP 5887 & 4068 power westbound stacks.

After changing crews, the southbound manifest passes the former Missouri Pacific Signals guarding the south end of the crossover.

UP 2543 (AC45CCTE) leads a freight on the Joint Line through Colorado Springs, Colorado.

A northbound intermodal led by UP 5364 passes Bealville, CA on an April afternoon. The stain of the tunnel district takes its toll on UP's yellow, much as it did with SP power in days past.

UP 5357 is just about finished dragging this very long stack train up to the summit of Peru Hill. The grade begins at the Green River Bridge at the west end of the Green River Yard and ends 8 mile... (more)

Potash loads bound for the Crowsnest head out of Lethbridge passing the last surviving grain elevator at Fort Macleod. Not that long before the photo was taken, there were four of these “prairie... (more)