Twenty years ago to the day, 15 car Union Pacific excursion powered by their 3 refurbished E's, uses the wye at Reno Jct, CA before returning to Portola, 21 miles to the west. The train was in Nor... (more)

One of the big 9000 class three cylinder 4-12-2's hauls a freight west of Sidney, NE. No photographer name listed on slide.

Beneath the iconic rock formations at Sullivan's Curve, BNSF 7758 climbs Cajon Pass with an eastbound empty vehicle train in tow.

Helper locomotive (EMD GT26CU-2), located in the tail of a FERRONOR train loaded with iron commanded by two EMD GR12 locomotives, collaborating on the tough climb from Empalme Norte to Hacienda Ch... (more)

Metro North GP40FH-2 4905 (right) and New Jersey Transit PL42AC 4029 (left) await departure from Hoboken at sunset with outbound commuter trains.

Last night while out storm chasing I happened upon a coal train sitting in the Stowe yard overnight. NS1019 was in perfect line from the storms moving in from the west. After dozens of shots I was... (more)

An southbound Cheyenne, WY to Big Lift, CO loaded vehicle train races along the Diagonal Highway near Niwot, CO with two ex Santa Fe C40-8W's.

After meeting an Eastbound coil train, Westbound coke accelerates toward the diamond at XN (or RO if you're a B&O fan) tower on the former Nickel Plate racetrack in Leipsic.

With a beautiful sunset Amtrak 48 the Lake Shore Limited takes the curve at Fonda running late on it's way to Rensselaer where it will be split to NYC and Boston. I still can't believe how amazing... (more)

Going away from the setting sun, an eastbound Z train sails east through the Mojave Desert.

Sub-lettered for the Georgia Southern & Florida Railroad, former Southern Railway highood GP38-2 No. 5130 sits unassigned in the yard at Nitro during a severe thunderstorm.

After touring the Grgich Hills Estate winery, passengers have re-boarded the Napa Valley lunch train. FPA4's 71 and 70 smoke it up as the 10 car Napa bound train gets underway.

Thunderstorm rolled to the North while I was out shooting trains last night. Captured this shot of lightning from the Norfolk Southern Reading Yard last night. Photo by Shawn A Leightcap

All aboard for McGill. In a scene reminiscent of operations in the 1920s, passengers leave the warmth of the depot waiting room to board Nevada Northern's Steptoe Flyer, for the snowy commu... (more)