Photo made with a fisheye lens shot at the very north portion of Arnold Loop. In the distance is Pilot Peak. Two exposures were made and combined in Photoshop to capture the full range of light ... (more)

The decapitated water tower of the Nevada Northern Railway at Cherry Creek Station is lit by the 6 day old waxing moon in a star filled Nevada desert Sky. No train has passed here in a very long ... (more)

If you have never visited New York state's lower Hudson River Valley, you need to. In this view from Storm King Highway, a Metro North Poughkeepsie Bound train makes its way past Bannerman's Castl... (more)

Grain loads from New Salem, ND cast a near perfect reflection on the calm Sheyenne River as they soar over the Valley City Trestle.

C&NW 1689, C&NW 6847, C&NW 8646, and C&NW 8701. After a short stint of mainline use by Union Pacific, the twins have returned to IRM for storage.

Smoking stacks from the power station in the background, the ubiquitous power lines, and people crossing the line on their way to work. A typical early morning scene at Fuxin in China except sadly... (more)

Working an early shift can sometimes be beneficial. On my way to work I noticed the full moon looked like it might be setting right as the sun was rising. Fortunately I have a good view of this sc... (more)

The Juniata Shops is an original Pennsylvania Railroad Facility. The original Altoona shops were built in 1850 with the first locomotive repairs occurring in December of 1852. The Juniata Shops we... (more)

L&C GP38AC sits quietly in the yard as the sun sets on a warm March evening.

After the railroad came to a standstill, DS 10 and Forth Worth Mechanical clear up the mess of broken down trains along the hill to get the fleet of westbounds back on the move. With an eastbound ... (more)

Framed through a gap on a 1936-built stone bridge just south of downtown San Francisco, CalTrain 152 makes the most of the 79 mph track speed on this section of the railroad as it blasts out of So... (more)

Through empty windows of an abandoned Sinclair gas station along old U.S. 30 through James Town near Green River, Wyoming, is a most apropos sight of a westbound Union Pacific oil train climbing P... (more)

Headlights illuminate the overpass over I-72 just west of Springfield that used to carry the now abandoned CNW SI Line over the highway. Despite being in decent shape and hosting several trains a... (more)

The Alaska Railroad dispatched a "snow fleet" work extra consisting of two GP40-2s pushing Harsco/Jordan Spreader 9 south to Portage to begin opening up the railroad to Seward. The sout... (more)

The Alaska Railroad ran a pair of sold out Kids Valentines Trains on the Saturday before Valentines Day. In this view we see the northbound returning 3 PM train approaching Rainbow Siding. The Ke... (more)