The snow-covered peaks of the front range rise mercilessly from the foothills, utterly dwarfing the man-made machinery that traverses through this unforgiving terrain.

Foss River Bridge; Amtrak number 8 lights up the snowy valley as it makes it way east up the 2.2% grade on Stevens Pass. Taken during the annual Tracks in the Snow Event with fellow RPix co... (more)

The bartender reaches into the cooler for a cold one at the "400" Club in Altoona, Wisconsin which was named after the famous Chicago and Northwestern passenger train that used to pass right by th... (more)

Fog, trains, and early morning sunlight mingle at Murray West.

Pan Francisco.

Shortly after dawn, I&O's Lima-Delta turn job rumbles south near Leipsic with 57 cars and a pair of SD40-2s.

IAIS QJ #6988 double heads an Amtrak heritage locomotive across the bridge over the Moscow River. This was one of the few spots along the route that chasers were able to catch up to the train. A... (more)

On a hazy July night, a detoured CSX Q139 snakes through the NRG from the Hawks Nest State Park overlook.

It's the first night of Train Festival 2011 in the Quad Cities as a pair of Amtrak heritage locomotives idle on a private varnish train from Chicago. Thunderstorms developed quickly this evening a... (more)

A BNSF helper makes it way back west for the next loaded coal train as the sun rises over Theodore Roosevelt National Park near Fryburg, North Dakota.

Due to a heavy 2011 winter rains, the Feather River Canyon had some nice spring water falls this year. Here, a UP GE speeds west with a rerouted stack train through the Honeymoon Tunnels with a im... (more)

Seattle bound Cascade #508 lights up the night as it's crosses the Willamette Draw, not but a few minutes out of Portland Union Station.

2009 Center for Railroad Photography and Art Gold winner. Note from the judges: The photographer captures the essence of a heavy freight train shattering the quietude of the wee hours in a sm... (more)

CN A416 heads through some foggy swamps west of Jasper as the sunrise hits the mountain peaks.