A southbound BNSF train is passing through Sheep Canyon, seen in the darkening shadows in the background, approaching Stucco north of Greybull, Wyoming, on the afternoon of June 27, 2018.

Two members of the steam team lube the rods of Union Pacific Northern No. 844 at Rawlins, Wyoming, on May 6, 2019.

Amtrak’s California Zephyr meets a westbound BNSF freight at Rocky, Colorado, on the afternoon of June 28, 2014. In the background is the city of Denver, where train 6 will be making a station and... (more)

A Canadian Pacific manifest freight rumbles into the siding at Swansea, British Columbia, on July 21, 2013. General Electric ES44AC No. 8921 leads three AC4400CWs for power on this eastbound train... (more)

A trio of Montana Rail Link EMD SD35s power the day gas local eastbound approaching Perma, Montana, on October 6, 2005. Lead unit No. 703 is specially-painted with Operation Lifesaver graphics and... (more)

Now that RTD’s line from Denver Union Station to Wheat Ridge, Colorado, is open, train traffic around DUS can get downright busy. In this view looking up the throat of the station’s trackage—from ... (more)

The air is heavy with humidity in Montana’s Clark Fork River Valley with fog rolling through the the tree-covered mountains as a BNSF freight marches west through the moist conditions at Trout Cre... (more)

Snow dusts the mountains of Glacier National Park on Marias Pass on the autumn day of October 8, 2018, as a westbound BNSF grain train approaches Bison, Montana.

A passenger heads for the South Concourse of Chicago Union Station in a portion of the facility “remodeled” in 1991 on November 8, 2018. A recent renovation of the main waiting room has recently b... (more)

Stopped by the rocks
The special passenger train led by Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014 made an unexpended stop proceeding down the north siding at Evanston, Wyoming, on May 6, 2019. Near... (more)

The rear end of a westbound Burlington Northern grain train is exiting the big Iron Ridge Cut between Austin and Weed, Montana, while climbing Montana Rail Link’s main line over Mullan Pass on Aug... (more)

A Burlington Northern grain train climbs Mullan Pass west of Helena, Montana, on August 28, 1993. BN GE C30-7 No. 5022 leads a sister C30-7 and two EMD SD40-2s on the head end, while a four-unit m... (more)

Five locomotives lead an eastbound Canadian National potash train along the Thompson River under a setting sun and cloud shadows emphasizing the “black” in Black Canyon, west of Ashcroft, British ... (more)

Bathed in steam
On a cold, damp morning of May 8, 2019, Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014 descends the Wasatch grade at Castle Rock, Utah. Next stop—Echo.

A lengthy Canadian Pacific wayfreight from Golden approaches Canal Flats, British Columbia, on the early autumn day of October 4, 2010. GMD SD40-2s Nos. 6019 and 6023 lead SD40-2F No. 9003 as powe... (more)