Steam Scenes publisher, photographer Nils Huxtable made special arrangements with the Utah Railway. To have their F45 9013 leaded up the Canyon. He was kind enough to let my dad know of the arrang... (more)

The closest I will ever get to shooting the Milwaukee Road is. Photographing two ex Milwaukee GP9's on a former Milwaukee Branch. The sun is low on the horizon as the two GP9's 101 and 102 venture... (more)

Back in the late eighties, early nineties. Santa Fe was really sold on the concept of B truck locomotives. The idea was with light hot shot trains, could really get up and fly. That I can't not ar... (more)

After many trips with my dad to California, Arizona, and New Mexico to photograph the Santa Fe. We start to explore some of the more obscure sections of the trans-con main line. The Crookton line ... (more)

Just into the LA basin out of Cajon Pass. We stumble across this train with two of the rarest locomotives on the Santa Fe roster. ATSF 1569, SD39 one of twenty of the models. And ATSF 5257, SDF40... (more)

Utah Railway 9007 pulls an empty coal train through Price River Canyon. The train will load at the Wildcat loadout.

The DVRVF Denver to Roseville was little a hot shot train. That ran much of the time with a pure set of GP60's in the mid 1990's. It made for a very good looking set of power. This one had SSW 968... (more)

CNW 8651, UP 9187, CNW 8727 head north with an empty coal train. Another CNW train heads south with a loaded train. The coal field a re a busy place. The CNW C44-9W's were bought with out air cond... (more)

I'm grateful for the memories and the photo's. Because that's all that's left of the the Wyoming and Colorado operation. All you find at this location now is abandon road bed, the tracks are torn ... (more)

Out for a test drive. Utah Railway is trying out MK's 5000 hp Caterpillar power plants in the model called a MK5000C. After being tried out and rejected by UP, SP, and BCR. MPI/MK finally found a ... (more)

SD45 5385 and companions have cleared downtown Flagstaff, and are pouring it on to get their train up to speed. Though not on the time table. I have heard this area of East Flagstaff referred to a... (more)

Oh how I miss these days. My favorite railroad, and my favorite locomotive type. "Santa Fe all the way!"

I was able to get ideal light on Amtrak number 5 Zephyr crossing the Great Salt Lake. Due to it running 18 hour lake. Normally the trip is done around Midnight. The best part I was able to catch... (more)

An afternoon UTA Frontrunner lead by #17. Charges through the Jordan Narrows.

Even the ladies on the building are look down with wonderment of an 18 hour late Amtrak. I think they like the heritage unit also.