A long way from home, a CSX SD40-2, formerly a Western Maryland SD40, leads an eastbound manifest through the curves at Mitchell. The train is about a mile below the summit, and a 3 unit helper s... (more)

Having conquered Tennessee Pass, UP's Northern leads the NRHS Special from Pueblo to Grand Junction, and eventually Salt Lake. The train has just departed Minturn and is skirting the Eagle River ... (more)

An eastbound coal train is deep within the confines of the Eagle River canyon as it makes the difficult climb to the summit of Tennessee Pass. Scenes such as this didn't last much longer on the T... (more)

A light rain falls near the summit of Tennessee Pass as the filthy lead unit and two sisters fight the last mile of 3% grade at Mitchell with an eastbound Roseville to Alton & Southern manifest. ... (more)

Hard by the Arkansas River, a westbound UP auto rack train climbs toward the summit of Tennessee Pass in glorious evening light on the last day of Spring. It has been a busy day railfanning this ... (more)

A 'Fast Forty Sandwich' roars upgrade with a solid reefer train received from the Southern Pacific at Ogden. This was the second train of the morning to be led by this tasty sandwich! #6944 is p... (more)

An hour before sunset, a pair of unusually clean tunnel motors powers a short westbound manifest on light rail and cinder ballast on the remote Modoc Line. Rattlesnake Butte looms ominously in th... (more)

Train #8 skirts the Mississippi River just north of Savanna, IL. Towering overhead are the bluffs of the Palisades State Park, a favorite place for rock climbers.

On a hazy late summer afternoon, three commuter E units swap stories while parked in the Des Plaines coach yard on their weekend layover. No doubt, the CNW units are asking the newly-repainted RTA... (more)

The daily Proviso to Itasca (Duluth/Superior) manifest meets an eastbound manifest on a gorgeous late summer day 20 years ago. The CNW is very much missed!

The CNW Executive F unit fleet sails into the setting sun with a westbound employee special. There's a suit riding in the cab!

Having just crossed the Wabash River, an ex-Louisville & Nashville E8 leads Amtrak's Chicago to Miami 'South Wind' at Lafayette. The train is making an on time arrival at the Big Four depot, a ra... (more)

One day before the US Bicentennial celebration, eleven year old #313 takes a short breather at Merrillan on its eastbound journey from Winona to Green Bay. This unit now works for the Minnesota C... (more)

On a perfect Wyoming day almost 32 years ago, a 'Fast Forty Sandwich' leads an eastbound manifest near Dale. The engineer gives us a hearty wave as the train roars upgrade. The UP had 47 of the... (more)

A pristine F7, privately-owned by Glen Monhart, leads the daily WICT train from Clearing Yard to Janesville, Wisconsin. Forced to back-up onto the 'dump' connection to the CNW New Line because of... (more)