Following a beautifully clear weekend up in the Blue Mountains, I was on my way home just as the clouds were building up and the sun was about to set when I decided to drop off the interstate for ... (more)

A colorful westbound stack train headed for a Pacific Northwest port snakes its way through the confines of the Kootenai River Gorge in northern Idaho on a blistering summer afternoon.

As the morning shadows recede from the depths of the Belt Creek Valley, BNSF's daily Laurel-Shelby manifest is easing up to the south switch of Armington siding in preparation for a meet with its ... (more)

The icy cold grip of winter is keeping a tight hold on the northern plains as BNSF's Malt Job crosses the half-frozen Missouri River at Rainbow Falls, on the outskirts of Great Falls. There's one ... (more)

Winter Wonderland: As fog hangs above the Clark Fork River valley, a westbound manifest thunders out of the west siding switch Toole, kicking up the dry powder along the bank of the river.

The sound of an approaching westbound train could be heard for several minutes coming down the valley out of the Cabinet Gorge, until at last the Centralia-bound unit coal train came roaring out o... (more)

A pair of SD90's are working to hold back a loaded unit grain train on UP's 1% descending grade from Moyie Springs to Bonners Ferry, Idaho. The train is seen here about to enter Tunnel 4, high on ... (more)

As the end of a summer day draws near, a BNSF westbound manifest approaches Plateau Tunnel along the Clark Fork River on MRL's 4th Sub. Reaching this spot earned me more than a few bloody scratche... (more)

It's called Big Sky Country for a reason! It looks to be the start of a beautiful summer day on MRL's 4th Subdivision as a westbound Roberts Bank-bound unit coal train cruises through the S-curves... (more)

A pair of SD9043MAC's lead a northbound manifest out of Tunnel 10 and into the scenic Palouse River Canyon. In just a few seconds, the train will enter into the next tunnel, which will be followed... (more)

On a hot summer afternoon, a loaded Roberts Bank-bound export coal train is seen cruising westward along the Clark Fork River between Noxon and Heron, Montana, passing one of several backpools alo... (more)

A beautiful summer morning in Idaho is made even better by the appearance of the Pend Oreille Valley Railroad's local on its eastward trip to Sandpoint, Idaho to transfer with BNSF. It is seen her... (more)

Just after 6 A.M., a 4-hour-late Amtrak Empire Builder sprints westward into the Granite rock cut between Athol and Cocolalla, Idaho, with the crew desperately trying to make up time on the double... (more)

In the early afternoon of a hot August day, two ex-Milwaukee GP9's lead the STMA Branch Train northward with 50 log loads just a few miles north of the Clarkia, Idaho reload. The logs are being ta... (more)

Spring along the Snake River presents a few short weeks where the desert hillsides that are usually brown turn a vibrant green. On a mid-April evening, the 6-days-per-week Great Northwest Railroad... (more)