Big Time Coal! 10 units - count 'em - curl north with 113 empty coal hoppers along the icy shores of Turnagain Arm beneath the snowy peaks of the Chugach Mountains. This is by far th... (more)
1st measurable snowfall of the year "neccesitated" a trip trackside for a little winter wonderland courtesy of NS and the Pocahontas Division at Ought One.
Symphony in white. The colours of the ICE fit very well in the snowy landscape.
Eastbound train Q104 is approaching Kinsella, AB on the Wainwright sub amidst a landscape covered in Hoar frost.
Dashing through the snow, DM&IR 406 leads 54 limestone cars south on the Missabe Subivision during the third snowfall to hit northern Minnesota this year.
Dashing through the snow... with a peach 70MAC lead-ing... Rolling track speed through Cromwell on the rarely shot Brainerd Subdivision. Oddly enough, this empty coal train had about 30 grain car... (more)
With a precious few days holiday in NZ, I got up hours before sunrise and drove back into the hills in the hope of getting a shot of the weekly swap-out of Otira-based banker locos - catching them... (more)
It is well below zero at Baotou Dong shed. The frost covered trees contrast sharply with the black body of JS 8329.
A swan floats gracefully through what was just moments before a very peaceful winter scene. The amount of power on this train reflects what was necessary that day, as it was well over 100 cars lo... (more)
Empty limestone train from Minntac arrives back at Proctor after a nice snowfall.
Class unit #8000 blasts upgrade out of Dalehurst, AB with the effects of a late spring snow storm all around. On this day we received over 14" of wet, heavy snow that caused all sorts of problems ... (more)
First measurable sticky snow of the 2009 - 2010 winter season at Fairhope
Waiting for a downhill train, this eastbound stack waits at Sky.