Winter eruption. I've never seen a plume quite this dramatic. Needless to say, it was cold. A Pete Lerro charter.

In the quietest moments of a winter storm, fire and ice converge in the tangled trackwork at Metra's busiest interlocking in the Chicagoland area.

Alongside the Greenbrier River in rural West Virginia, the eastbound absolute signal at Rockland projects its stop signal indications into the east portal of Rockland Tunnel along CSX's Alleghany ... (more)

Daylight during an early spring snowstorm is ending amid the “blue hour” just before nightfall at Union Pacific’s North Yard fuel tracks at Denver, Colorado, on April 15, 2013. The former Ri... (more)

Chilly night along Elkhorn Creek.

A Union Pacific train passes through the 36th Street Yard as the sun sets over the mountains.

In celebrating its 50th Anniversary, VRS took the dog of the fleet, ex-CN GP 40-2W 311 and transformed it into the pride of the fleet! Complete with one of a kind paint scheme featuring gold truck... (more)

UP 5551 leads the last of three UP trains in a row, through one of the numerous curves along the Puget Sound on BNSF's Seattle Sub. Bound for Seattle, this grainer will leave the BNSF Seattle sub... (more)

With heavy snow still falling and gusty winds cutting through the valley. NS 83J stops short of CP Switchback to sweep up a cut of hoppers before continuing towards Bluefield.

Helpers assist freight down the hill as the sun rises higher and higher

Early morning light highlights the pleasing symmetry of the ladder tracks at Proctor as a loaded ore train arrives from Minorca.

A loaded ore train eases through the siding at Highland for a meet after a nice frosting of the trees.

If you aren't going to get snow on Steven's pass in the winter, then the next best thing is a clear, not too cold, starry night. This east bound freight has just crossed the Foss river bridge, as... (more)

After two days with about one meter of fresh snow, a wonderful day breaks. Shortly after seven in the morning the first train from Poschiavo just has reached Alp Grüm on 2091 m above sea level. T... (more)

Coming down the hill, Z CHCSSE1 02A W Heading into Skykomish WA on a frosty morn.