Fellow contributor Jim Hinkhouse, with contributions from seven decades of railroading, dials in a parting shot as ... (more)

The California Zephyr begins the climb toward the Continental Divide, somewhere inside the Moffatt Tunnel. Denver is visible on the valley floor below.

Amtrak's westbound Southwest Chief enters the Wootton Curve, made famous by AT&SF publicity photos of yore.

The Saluki tears over the Calumet River, en route to southern Illinois.

Four classics chugging uphill in the early Cajon morning ...

Ripping south on a chilly morning.

Through the Loop, south/west bound toward Tehachapi and the Mojave Desert.

Ex-MoPac GP15-1s are among the variety of diesels in UP's North Yard today, along with partially-patched SP/UP 6158.

Hostling ...

Taking the Christmas holiday off, but likely to see some work in the new year!

Amtrak 112 recently showed up in Chicago, en route (eventually) to Beech Grove or the scrap heap. Number 112 caught fire in Elyria, OH on the morning of December 16th, while leading the Lake Shore... (more)

Looks like a series unit, but I don't think it is.

Lots of action on the fueling racks, plus visiting locomotives from NS, UP, and Ferromex at BNSF's Denver diesel facility. SD40-2 #6851 sits forlornly to the side, watching the action. It has be... (more)

Once filled with the hard-working units of the D&RGW, North Yard still has plenty to see, even on a quiet morning.