Making it's way through the frosty Glorieta Pass, Amtrak's eastbound Southwest Cheif has just exited Apache Canyon, climbing toward Glorieta proper.

Everyday railroading in Iran.

An EMD GT26CW-2 and a G22W hold back a train of oil cans on the steep grades, descending nearly 2200 meters from the highlands towards the Caspian Sea ... (more)

Sometimes, Cajon Pass is too busy! A case in point is this meet between two trains. While waiting for eastbound train Z-LACNYC9-27 (Priority UPS-LTL Intermodal, Los Angeles CA to New York NY), w... (more)

A relatively short train off the barge in Whittier wraps itself around the curve at Rainbow on a beautiful Fall afternoon. All of the tanks are empty, brought up on the barge for a new, to Anchora... (more)

CP 8612 in the traditional gray and maroon scheme works cars at Mission in the middle of its duties as the Mission Turn from Coquitlam Yard near Vancouver, BC. It will switch a few industries alon... (more)

38500 Horsepower! Eleven big DC traction locomotives lift 13000 tons of Carbon County coal up the 2.4% grade of the Price River Canyon. 5 motors up front and 6 more manned helpers 2/3 dee... (more)

BNSF 6728 leads a pair of helpers down from Cajon summit in October 2000.

Essex helpers on the 756 East approach the summit of the grade at Marias Pass.

The head end helper, a backwards-running SD45, has done its work as this westbound Penn Central freight with just a GP38 and a GP9 for road power drops downgrade between Gallitzen and Cresson, PA.... (more)

MILW caboose no. 992128 brings up the rear of a dead freight crossing Mine Creek Trestle on the west side of Snoqualmie Pass. Note the ballasted deck on this bridge. These bridges were built to la... (more)

MILW 164 round the curved Mine Creek Trestle on its climb up Snoqualmie Pass with an eastbound dead freight, using a mix of SD40-2s and SD10s in this formerly electrified area.

The eastbound Canadian approaches the top of Kicking Horse Pass with a seven car train on May 4, 1979. Next stop Lake Louise, AB.

A Santa Fe westbound rolls downhill through Bealville behind five EMD SD24s. As is apparent from the scene, Tehachapi Pass is a beautiful place in springtime.

This series of S Curves at Kyune in the upper end of Utah’s Price River Canyon is one of my favorite photo locations. The grade here is up to 2.4% and the heavy coal trains need a 3 or 4 unit ma... (more)

The front end brakeman throws the switch as No. 5828 begins to ease its westbound freight on to the mainline at the west end of Field, BC's yard. After a trip through Kicking Horse Canyon, the tra... (more)