A southbound loaded coal train traces the shoreline of Turnagain Arm. There are many off the road shots in Alaska of the line between Anchorage and Portage, this is not one of them. This shot repr... (more)

On a late summer afternoon, Union Pacific 8687 and a long manifest come cruising along the Truckee River in the impressive Floriston Canyon.

A Southern Pacific coal train crosses the Utah desert in between Solitude and Floy on the morning of August 4, 1996.

Canadian National intermodal train No. 105 heads west at Windy Point, which is near Snaring, Alberta, on July 19, 2011. This scenic location is along Jasper Lake in Jasper National Park.

CP job switches Duluth's Port Terminal on a beautiful evening.

The whine of EMDs dragging a long Z train echos throughout Coldstream Canyon as the UP 8701 rumbles through Andover on the famous Donner Pass Route.

A westbound Union Pacific coal train snakes through Little 10 Curve at Rocky, Colorado, on May 29, 2011. Little 10 Curve is less photographed and is not as dynamic than Big 10, but both are a dema... (more)

An eastbound BNSF grain train travels Montana Rail Link’s scenic Fourth Subdivision between Heron and Noxon, Montana, on May 4, 2012.

Union Pacific DD-40X 6905 West crosses the Mojave River bridge at sunset after leaving the Yermo yard. Soon the train will switch onto the Santa Fe at Daggett and head up Cajon Pass.

Montana Rail Link's Gas Local rolls west of Eddy, Montana. This day's local is powered by an SD45-2/SD40-2XR combo.

A Canadian Pacific local is eastbound along Lake Superior approaching Middleton, Ontario, on September 24, 1993. A pair of GP38-2s power the short train.

With a nice bank of clouds forming over the Wasatch Front, Utah Railway's RUT311 local rambles east by UP's North Yard in Salt Lake City. Engineer Fred has his eight car train on the path to the S... (more)

Families of UP employes get a free train ride between Sparks and Truckee. Now, on the return leg of the first trip, UP 5285 rolls into Nevada as it follows the Truckee river through Verdi.

BNSF 6666 charges upgrade near Tunnel 2, just north of Bealville.

A quartet of GEs leads a southbound Z up and around the iconic Tehachapi Loop on a gorgeous late summer morning. The hill was quite busy this August day, this being fourth train to traverse the lo... (more)