Crickets and birds chirp, thunder rumbles to the South, while AC traction motor whine and a Canadian tuned Nathan 3-chime scream disrupt serenity in the small town of Bowbells, during an incredibl... (more)

Sunset at Trout Creek
On the eve of September 14, 2011, an eastbound BNSF coal empty with CN No. 8878 in the lead, passes over the causeway by Frog Pond west of Trout Creek, Montana.

A spectacular sunset greets Q507 as it races south through rural Wood County, Ohio.

BNSF's daily early-morning South Seattle-to-Chicago Z train is silhouetted by the rising sun as it rolls through the fog along the Snohomish River.

At the end of a clear but cold day in October 1997, Union Pacific rotary snowplow No. 900082 and support train clears the Kansas Pacific Line in eastern Colorado.

In the last light of the evening, just 10 minutes before sunset, an eastbound stack train blasts through Newberry Springs, enroute to Needles along the BNSF Transcon.

After returning a switch to the normal position, the conductor rides the rear car while the short train pulls forward to clear the Havanna St crossing. After entering the Y, the conductor will wal... (more)

97 grain loads from Melville, SK emerge from the fog at Juniata, SK while an amazing sunrise takes place to the east.

Pulling for all their worth, three big six-axles lug a 157 car Q324 out of Defiance, passing Hires Cemetery just outside of town. Just a few moments later, the sun would dip below the horizon, end... (more)

"East on 2, Clear Harpers Ferry" One of three early morning MARC commuter trains from the West Virginia panhandle, proceeds eastward towards DC after making a stop at Harpers Ferry.<... (more)

A full moon, obscured by a layer of river fog gently silhouettes the West absolute signal at Pence Springs. A 10 second exposure @ f4.0, ISO 200

CVR's interchange train to the BNSF waits just east of the interchange at Boise City,OK on 3/13/08. What was a full rainbow is now almost gone. This view is to show the edge of the thunderstorm an... (more)

CVR's interchange train to the BNSF waits just east of the interchange at Boise City,OK on 3/13/08. A rainbow has formed, as the sun has just cleared the clouds from a passing thunderstorm. It was... (more)

A windmill standing out in the high plains of West Texas helps frame UP 844 as the sun is about to set behind the 4-8-4 on 11/2/11. The train was behind a westbound UP auto train, waiting for an e... (more)

The setting sun illuminates the aluminum bodies of Amtrak’s Talgo train as it heads north past the Ferry Terminal at Steilacoom. The Cascade service has 5 of these equipment sets in service all ... (more)