Engine number 5 is on display at the front of Lahaina station, right beside the road as to attract tourists to this amazing line.

Northern Pacific 6506C is preparing to depart Seattle on the North Coast Limited. The Union Pacific station can be seen in the background.

Every year the city of Anchorage hosts a two week long celebration called Fur Rendezvous...or Rondy as it's known. This is a winter carnival and the city's biggest celebration of the year. The f... (more)

The Northern Pacific Mainstreeter is splitting the semaphores at Stateline, WA on its way east.

Empire Builder ready to depart Seattle.

SOMEONE TALKED; and I was All-Ears hearing about this special move planned well after dark. Finding a driver, a spot bright enough between Mukilteo and Seattle and trying to hold the camer... (more)

A pair of UP E8's grace the front of the 'City of Hinkle' mixed train that ran between Spokane and Hinkle, Oregon. Today's train at Marshall, WA is short compared to others. It was an incredible... (more)

The Name Says It All! - The aptly named Aqua Train is owned and operated by CN to provide interchange service with the Alaska Railroad. CN owns the barge and loads it at Prince Rupert, BC... (more)

A Seward-bound ARR Cruise Train skirts the Upper Trail Lake at Moose Pass, Alaska on a beautiful late summer day as a few flyers are about to take a Cessna float plane up for a flight in the foreg... (more)

A spot of afternoon sun, some dramatic clouds and a gust of wind turning up the leaves makes the Cascade's passing much more interesting. Mt Rainier is the backdrop for this shot on the few days ... (more)

Geep Trifecta! It's getting harder and harder to find a three scheme consist on the ARR these days as only three units still wear their as delivered 1970s black and gold from the days of f... (more)

The Hawaiian Railway Society's 3 PM Sunday excursion is just departing from the halfway point of its out and back run. This location is MP 24.6 (from Honolulu) on the former OR&L and just over 7 ... (more)

Ghost Railroading - Hawaii Style The Hawaii Consolidated Railway has been gone for nearly 65 years (abandoned in 1946 following a devastating Tsunami), but relics can still be found if one ... (more)

Big Time Coal! 10 units - count 'em - curl north with 113 empty coal hoppers along the icy shores of Turnagain Arm beneath the snowy peaks of the Chugach Mountains. This is by far th... (more)

Steam or Electric? How 'bout both! Finally turned up a location to shoot the Seattle Monorail only to find they plastered a nice red 4-6-0 steamer on the side, which apparently is electric, bec... (more)