By far my favorite train to photograph these day. The Utah Railway RUT611 is a Provo to Ogden local, that runs three times a week. A train that in the year 2019 has two EMD SD50's earning their ke... (more)

A late evening Utah Transit Authority Frontrunner, lead by number 11. Charges northbound in the Jordan Narrows.

When I headed out on July 5. I knew the UP 1982 was coming. But I didn't know where it was in the consist, or if it would actually make it in the morning time frame I was going to be trackside. We... (more)

Union Pacific 6046 leads two GE tier 4's in southeastern Idaho.

I decided today to just get the shot I really wanted. Rather than taking the risk of trying multiples pictures locations and getting stuck in the massive traffic. Union Pacific 4014, and 844, thun... (more)

They will never look like this again. In what might possibly be their first revenue trip west C40-8W's 814, 842, 848, 844 are running elephant style, looking pristine. I'm not sure for the reason... (more)

It's a few months after the Burlington Northern, Santa Fe merger. Things still look and feel like nothing has happened on the Santa Fe. With a pure set of red and silver warbonnets in charge. But ... (more)

I can't think of much better than the memory of spending the day in Abo Canyon. Watching the Santa Fe parade roll by. While exploring the different picture options on the seven bridges. The Santa ... (more)

Santa Fe 9533 rush with a hot westbound into the LA basin. Meanwhile a eastbound pig train races eastbound toward Cajon Pass.

The beauty that was the Santa Fe, four locomotives all different. Rolling through the desert landscape, that has it's own unique beauty through out the route.

The Wyoming and Colorado was a fascinating railroad. Especially the way the line would loop back and forth to gain elevation. It made for some good exercise for the photographer climbing the hill... (more)

Steam Scenes publisher, photographer Nils Huxtable made special arrangements with the Utah Railway. To have their F45 9013 leaded up the Canyon. He was kind enough to let my dad know of the arrang... (more)

The closest I will ever get to shooting the Milwaukee Road is. Photographing two ex Milwaukee GP9's on a former Milwaukee Branch. The sun is low on the horizon as the two GP9's 101 and 102 venture... (more)

Back in the late eighties, early nineties. Santa Fe was really sold on the concept of B truck locomotives. The idea was with light hot shot trains, could really get up and fly. That I can't not ar... (more)

After many trips with my dad to California, Arizona, and New Mexico to photograph the Santa Fe. We start to explore some of the more obscure sections of the trans-con main line. The Crookton line ... (more)