Emerging out of thick morning fog, an eastbound BNSF freight rumbles across Noxon Bridge over the Clark Fork west of Noxon, Montana, just after sunrise on October 2, 2014.

Canadian Pacific’s Golden to Cranbrook wayfreight edges along the cliffs at Radium Hot Springs, British Columbia, on the morning of July 6, 2014. A pair of SD40-2s power the southbound local.

As the larch burn bright orange on the mountain slopes behind, an empty Boardman coal train slowly approaches the crest of Evaro Hill. The engineer is already easing off on the throttle in prepara... (more)

A CP manifest heads west towards Coquitlam Yard from North Bend in fresh snow on Presidents Day weekend (US) in February 1986. Several CP units received this special color scheme promoting Vancouv... (more)

Saskatoon-Jasper train X105 speeds along the icy shores of Jasper Lake.

CN 8912 leads Allan Mine, SK Canpotex empties into Jasper on the north track of CN's Albreda Sub.

VIA Rail train No. 1, the westbound Canadian, flies through Henry House, Alberta, and meets eastbound Canadian National train No. 102 on July 19, 2013. Carrying the markers of the 21-car train is ... (more)

CN ES44AC 2883 makes it's maiden run to the west coast with G845's train.

The deep rumble and roar of 20 cylinder EMD prime movers echo off the canyon walls as the OANSF climbs a 3% grade from Pando to Tennessee Pass on Sept. 27, 1996.

A pair of SP GP60s lead the Malta Turn out of Minturn Yard with 25 cars on Sept. 27, 1996. Russell snowplow X-67, built for the Rio Grande in Jan. 1950, awaits an opportunity to clear the yard of ... (more)

"Into the storm." A five-unit set of frost-covered MRL SD70ACe's push for all they're worth while working midtrain on a westbound unit grainer, seen climbing the 2.2% of Mullan Pass near... (more)

An eastbound Canadian National coal train passes Windy Point west of Devona, Alberta, on July 10, 2014. Two newer GE ES44ACs power the train, Nos. 2811 and 2813 in 1+1 (one on the point, the other... (more)

The impressive rock walls of Jefferson River Canyon dwarf Montana Rail Link’s one-car 844 local headed west between Sappington and Whitehall, Montana, on September 17, 2012. The BNSF covered hoppe... (more)

An eastbound Union Pacific stack train enters a cut on the approach to the Hermosa Tunnels at Hermosa, Wyoming, on September 25, 2003. Trailing lead UP EMD SD70M No. 4363 is a pair of GEs from Nor... (more)

Rolling meet at English
Eastbound Canadian National train No. 302 meets westbound CN train No. 111 on the curves through English, Alberta, on a rainy July 14, 2013.