In the solitude of the Nevada desert.

A John C. Benson original Kodachrome slide from my collection.

The last time I saw Southern 1401 was probably in the mid-80s. It's still on display at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in Washington, DC and looks as good as it did 34 years ... (more)

A rare daylight run of the WSOR in Chicago is captured as three leased HLCX SD40-2's (all three of different flavors) and a WSOR SD40-2 make way through LeMoyne.

Rock train heading to Royse City on the MKT line.

Union Pacific's Big Boy leads the westbound excursion down the Palmdale cutoff through Mormon Rocks.

Eastbound reefers from the San Joaquin have crested Cajon Summit, and are now dropping toward Colton.

A BNSF MAC with a primer nose rests in Galesburg.

Big Boy - Eastbound and Down: Following a weekend of successful excursions over Cajon Pass, the Big Boy has turned eastward as it begins to traverse the Sunset Route with stops in Yuma, Tus... (more)

Recently renumbered former Frisco geeps - and one green interloper - sit in the engine facility at the former Frisco/AT&N yard on Telegraph Road.

A pair of ex-New Haven Century 425s bracket an ex-New York Central U30B on a Penn Central freight rolling through an industrial neighborhood of Providence, RI. A dead-in-tow Alco switcher and an R... (more)

Out on the road! After completing a complete rebuild and restoration, Webb Rail LLC - WEBX 801045, former Northern Pacific Railway 549 (dome/coach), is out and running with Amtrak 58 (City Of New ... (more)

A pair of pre-production Dash9's. With only 54 cars in tow, CN 327 heads west on the north track as it approaches Caron at MP 19.7 of CN's Kingston Sub. Power is CSXT 9051 & CSXT 9027, both... (more)

In 2011 I came to Afton Canyon to photograph Union Pacific’s steam locomotive 844 as it crossed over this bridge. It was traveling the other direction on a cold November morning, but I loved the l... (more)

UP's Big Boy steam locomotive rumbles through the desert paradise of Palm Springs, CA on its eastbound trip from West Colton, CA to Yuma, AZ. From there, the steam crew will continue on with their... (more)