An eastbound BNSF vehicle train threads some basalt rock formations in the scenic Columbia River Gorge between Bingen and Lyle, Washington, on September 24, 2016.

On the Fourth of July 1989, a northbound Burlington Northern coal train passes by the siding at Walker as it heads for a Powder River Basin coal mine. BN GE C30-7 No. 5037 leads a quartet of EMD S... (more)

The scrappers are in the middle of cutting up a group of Wisconsin Central locomotives at North Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, as seen on Christmas day 1994. The cab of EMD SD45 No. 6655 now sits on the ... (more)

Burlington Northern EMD GP38-2 No. 2353 leads a southbound BNSF freight through Tunnel 2 in rugged Wind River Canyon just south of Dornick on October 13, 1997.

BNSF Denver to Provo manifest freight exits Cliff siding at Pinecliffe, Colorado, on March 29, 2007.

A quartet of Montana Rail Link EMD SD70ACe are being used as a mid-train manned helper on a westbound BNSF coke train climbing Mullan Pass out of Austin, Montana, on the morning of June 26, 2020.

A Chicago Transit Authority train passes CTA Tower 18 as it crosses the diamonds on the elevated route over Wells Street in Chicago, Illinois, on November 8, 2018. This railroad interlocking locat... (more)

Surrounded by the verdant grasses of springtime is an eastbound unit coal train train east of Verona on June 14, 1997. Powering the train loaded with Powder River Basin coal is Oakway Leasing EMD ... (more)

In a light rain, Steven Welch tries his luck at fishing where Trout Creek meets the Clark Fork as an eastbound BNSF coal train crosses Bridge 55 at Trout Creek, Montana, on June 29, 2020.

An eastbound BNSF grain train traces the banks of the Missouri River through Lombard Canyon between Toston and Lombard, Montana, on September 21, 2009.

Union Pacific’s A-B-A set of classy EMD E9s is preparing to depart Cheyenne, Wyoming, with a passenger train on the morning of July 10, 2009.

Wisconsin Central train 47 thunders through the snow north of Duplainville, Wisconsin, and is about to pass over Weyer Road grade crossing on a wintery February 12, 1994.

The very last light of the day on October 18, 2018, softly paints a BNSF coal train curving northbound between Elkhorn and Bona, Wyoming. The BNSF’s Canyon Subdivision skirts Glendo Reservoir and ... (more)

Rain has moved off over Canyon Ferry Lake on the background as Montana Rail Link’s Helena local returns home climbing Winston Hill westbound east of Winston, Montana, on the afternoon of June 30, ... (more)

After setting out Amtrak baggage car No. 1222, the head end power of Amtrak train 5, the westbound California Zephyr, backs through Denver Union Terminal trackage back to its train at Denver Union... (more)