The Wengernalpbahn may be the world's longest cog railway, but it looks like a toy up against the imposing cliffs and mountains that loom over the small Swiss village of Lauterbrunnen.

Silence in the snow covered Rocky Mountains is broken up as BNSF's Provo, UT to Denver, CO manifest snakes down Big Ten Curve on UP's Moffat Tunnel Subdivision on January 12th, 2019.

On a cold and snowy Saturday afternoon, BNSF’s Provo, UT to Lincoln, NE manifest emerges from Tunnel 4 next to the Flatirons of the Rocky Mountains on January 12th, 2019.

North to Chester. Valley Railroad Mikado #40 takes the second, sold-out, Santa Special of the day north across Chester Creek, heading for North Chester, just about a mile and a half further... (more)

On what turned out to be a very cold day a buddy and I drove the 212 miles from Anchorage to Cantwell where the Alaska RR snow fleet had tied up for the night. With a 0600 call time we knew we wou... (more)

Long-term study of a good 3 1/2 minutes (218 seconds exposure) with the light traces on the cantonal road, the train 4645 on the Bernina line of the Rhaetian Railway from St. Moritz to Tirano and ... (more)

UP 3952 glides over snowy Cienega Creek in Southern AZ

𝐀 𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟗 𝐌𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐥𝐞! What a truly awesome way to start off 2019. Something extremely rare happened on New... (more)

An eastbound WP intermodal train heads in at Hammer Lane siding for a meet with UP 3751 South. The conductor's on the rear platform of the up "pool" caboose, ostensibly to check out the ... (more)

Early in the morning, with fog burning off as the sun climbs, EMD FP45 No. 98 leads a 971 train through the multiple reverse curves of Cable.

On a cool Fall morning, CSX train Q576 is seen rolling north through New Farmington, Indiana on its way toward Cincinnati as the sun begins to penetrate the morning fog. CSX utilizes trackage righ... (more)

Happy Holidays! Local is eastbound from Belvedere Yard through downtown.

2010 and 2011 were disappointing winters for me in terms of my typical Donner trips. In 2012 I was stationed at Langley AFB and I was blessed with the birth of my two sons in that time. All of the... (more)