Early morning on the Ottumwa Sub finds this loaded coal train a few miles east of Mt. Pleasant. This train will head down the K-Line at Burlington, IA, towards St. Louis, MO. A full moon hasnt qui... (more)

A BNSF Z speeds west at 70 mph on the Seligman Subdivision as the full moon rises over the Music and Cottonwood Mountains providing a moonlit Mojave crossing for the California bound train.

Under a crescent moon, this US&S Type TR-2 "tri-light" stands guard along the former SAL/CG interlocking. The SAL used to be CTC from Birmingham to Atlanta, but was abandoned by CSX in 1989. The r... (more)

A detail view of the CERM's EMD FL9 as the crescent moon sets in the background. Canon EOS 20D, Canon 70-200mm f/4L. This photo is also the cover image for my 2010 Railroads After Dark calendar.... (more)

A near full moon rises over this westbound as the sun is about to set in the desert.

High speed trainset for mid-distance purposes. In this case, running a Barcelona-Lleida service. The moon is observing...

Early morning sun and a full moon greet a southbound trash train on the River Sub.

A waxing-gibbous moon rises behind MRL's L-M manifest in the pre-evening light as it starts the hard grind up Bozeman Pass west of Livingston, MT.

Full Moon Baretables. As the full moon rises in the east a westbound baretable train races west on the Seligman Subdivision after the sun which has just set a few minutes earlier.

After a long afternoon and night photo session, the crew of MILW 261 gather and discuss tomorrows plans. Although the moon shines now, the clouds would eventually come in and heavy rains would ens... (more)

CDTX 2004 gives it all it's got as it pushes a 5 car Capitol Corridor train, bound for Auburn out of the depot with a full moon rising above. Canon Rebel XS.

Shortly after seeing excellent shot of CN sitting under the 3/4 moon in Oakville, I was inspired to try one of CN 5264 waiting under a full moon at Thunder Bay.

While taking a break from "Trick or Treating" with the kids, I noticed that the moon was in a really neat position and decided to capture the moment with my headlights set to "high-beam" to illumi... (more)

Every railroad has a little long-hood forward in them, including the W&I. The Harvest Moon rises over the Palouse wheat fields during a fiery sunset

There's still 45 minutes to go until "official" sunrise, yet the sky has begun to lighten, and a waning crescent moon is visible as it slowly ascends. Just another day for this sentinel of the B&... (more)