A Roger Puta Photograph

A westbound in the Thompson Canyon between Thompson and Lytton near the hamlet and former railway station of Gladwin. CP Thompson Sub. A Roger Puta Photograph

The sounds of GE locomotives slowly grinding up the grade grow louder and louder on a warm August night in Valentine, AZ. Soon, the headlights of an eastbound train appear and illuminate a silhoue... (more)

Two small tunnels for tramways (and cars)

The Cheyenne Frontier days Parade. After Union Pacific No. 844 arrives with the Frontier Days Train, a westbound coal load pulls into the siding to allow a westbound Z to pass. Changing crews at ... (more)

In a 13-minute exposure, a BNSF train rolls through the first loop as it heads up Crawford Hill.

The rear helper units on a heavy Port of Los Angeles stack train slowly grind up the steep 1.4 % grade towards Yampai Summit as they enter Crozier Canyon. The sound of General Electric Evolution S... (more)

Atop New York City’s magnificent 42nd Street Grand Central Terminal, no less than a magnificent sculptural group will do. This is “Glory of Commerce” created by Jules-Felix Coutan and carved... (more)

Very special visitor place: We are in the access tunnel from Amsteg into the Gotthardbasistunnel (world wide longest railway tunnel, 57 km, from Erstfeld to Biasca, opening for the trains in decem... (more)

Spotted in West Williamson yesterday, NS's geometry train set (NS 34, former N&W SD35 #1530 paired with NS Research Car NS 33) awaiting the green at College...

My yearly hike to Maryland Heights overlook yielded a morning ethanol train heading to Baltimore.

The sights of summer have arrived here in Crozier Canyon with the Milky Way and lightning glows being visible in the night sky. All seems peacefully as the warm summer air shifts from dry to wet f... (more)