On a cloudy afternoon in the Pacific Northwest, BNSF H-LAUPAS1-05A holds the main as they pass the E-CECRWM0-07A at the east end of the Hope, Idaho siding.

Shortly after sunrise, BNSF C-SCRMRBC0-45F has mid-train helpers cut in and they have begun their climb out of Helena towards Mullan Pass. Notable buildings of the Helena skyline can be seen in th... (more)

Extra 473 North takes to the siding to meet southbound timetable train 464 amid the glowing aspens. We are traveling northbound to Silverton with a mixed train with a mid-train helper (K-28 476) f... (more)

A look straight down from the conductor's side window of the DSNG 107 at the Animas River roughly 200 feet below us. We are headed southbound to Durango as the shadows creep their way into the can... (more)

Curving up and around the privately owned and man-made Shalona Lake just south of Rockwood is train 463 with K-28 473 and K-37 493 leading the final push up to their station stop.

Doubleheaded train 463 crosses over US 550 and begins its assault on Hermosa Hill, with both firemen getting in position to sand the flues of the locomotives for the first time of the day.

Train 463 to Silverton is 10 miles into their 45-mile journey to Silverton as they pass the decommissioned wooden DRGW water tank at Hermosa. It was general practice to space these tanks every 10 ... (more)

Riding in the cupola of the 0540 caboose as the first mixed train with a mid train helper to traverse the Silverton Branch since 1958 meet the sight of Pigeon and Turret Peaks on their way northbo... (more)

Twin DL535s 103 and 107 creep across the High Bridge as they enter the famous "High Line" on their southbound trip back to Durango.

After meeting a westbound coal train at Thompson Springs, the eastbound California Zephyr dashes across the desert and under I-70 en route to Grand Junction.

A freshly loaded coal train from the West Elk Mine in Somerset, Colo. heads west through the high desert of Eastern Utah as they approach Thompson Springs and prepare to meet the Eastbound Califor... (more)

The first run of the Southwest Chief from Chicago after a brief cancellation due to a BNSF derailment in Williams, AZ wastes no time leaving Las Vegas, NM behind. Note the Santa Fe inscriptions st... (more)

The sun sets on the Santa Fe Southern / SKY Railway on the outskirts of Santa Fe. We have paused here before returning back to town for the passengers of the "Sunset Serenade" train to e... (more)

All about depth perception... Flying a couple of hundred feet above track level we see the 15-car Durango bound 464 wrapping itself around Horseshoe Curve before exiting the High Line and making a... (more)

K-37 class 493 walks the tightrope through the Animas River Canyon with train 464 back to Durango. K-37s were the largest of the narrow gauge 2-8-2s and pre-D&SNG were not allowed to operate on th... (more)