On the edge of a hurricane the first rain squalls from Hurricane Sandy brush into Bunnell as FEC 101 blasts through. The storm was more wind than rain but did not disrupt the FEC.

A pair of Dash 8's lead taconite rock from the mine to the plant in the midst of the first significant snowfall of the season in northern Minnesota.

During the first significant snowfall of the season for northern Minnesota, DM&IR 402 leads 142 loads of taconite pellets down the hill from U.S. Steel's Minntac plant bound for Proctor, MN.

A westbound Union Pacific freight is silhouetted against the western sky after sunset at Hermosa, Wyoming, on March 25, 2008.

Rail fan and fellow Railpictures.net contributor Mike Bjork stands high on top of a cut photographing a westbound Z train at a location that received 18 inches of new snow in the last 24 hours.

Snow continues to obscure the valley below while D797 climbs the grade toward Blue Ridge Summit as they approach the Leathers Rd. crossing.

As seen at Casa,CO, Amtrak #3 , led by Phase 2 Heritage locomotive #66, races through a snow squall as it quickly approaches its next station stop and crew change point of La Junta, CO on 11/2/11.

Nov. 26, 1978 delivered ideal weather conditions for riding in a nice warm caboose protected from the elements. After making a pickup at Provo Yard, D&RGW 01440 departs town for Roper Yard in Sout... (more)

Q352 throttles up out of the foggy abyss of McKeesport heading east towards Cumberland, MD.

CN 2601 and 2128 approach the summit of their 10 mile climb making a bare 13 MPH amid a huge winter snowstorm.

Westbound Conrail freight ELBN4 passes through a snow squall between Rolling Prairie and La Porte, Indiana, on February 25, 1990.

The first snow of the year paints the night white as Wisconsin Northern employees move the Union Pacific power around for the first Cameron, Wisconsin frac sand train. UP 6177 will be the only uni... (more)

Perfect Storm. This was shot in the middle of a thunder and lighning storm, the rain was absolutely torrential with no protection, this was literally lift camera shoot and hope, I am delighted wit... (more)

Chicago and North Western SD40-2 No. 6860 leads a freight at Butler Yard, Wisconsin, on a snowy February 20, 1986. Trailing is a former (still in green) Burlington Northern SD45 and two GP7s.

A southbound CN Q-train is back on the move after waiting at Duplainville for CP cross traffic at the diamond. Morning fog has set in due to the humid night.