Sunrise over McEwen. On the first day of the 2018 Sumpter Valley fall photo event, the trains faced east. The sunrise at McEwen Station is essentially aligned with the right-of-way, so f... (more)

A Reflection Shot that Panned out Perfectly

A modern day Sumpter Valley No. 19 keeps pace with a reflection of itself from the past against the unchanged backdrop of the Elkhorn Range dur... (more)

2018 Arizona saw a good amount of rain and monsoon storms. In early July the weather produced amazing skies as the eastbound auto train glinted behind storm clouds.

A late afternoon intermodal train heads east into the Winslow yard on the BNSF Seligman Sub.

Last light
BNSF’s Ayer turn switches at Ayer, Washington, in the very last bit of sunlight on September 19, 2016. The train is operating on trackage rights over Union Pacific’s Spok... (more)

CN C40-8W 2186 leads X311's 112 empty autoracks west on CN's Edson Sub.

Waking up tiny McEwen. With loud hiss from her cylinder cocks and a throaty bark from her stack, Sumpter Valley Railway #19 pulls away from the water tank in the tiny hamlet of McEwen, Ore... (more)

With the sun still below the horizon, a southbound hotshot intermodal cuts its way through the thick fog draped over upstate South Carolina as it makes its way toward Atlanta, crossing over the S... (more)

Steam and Sun at Sumpter Valley. A sunny, cold fall morning finds a Sumpter Valley Log Train pulling away from the McEwen Tank, leaving billowing clouds of steam in her wake. She's headed... (more)

Night is falling at 5.20 PM in the Albula valley, when "Allegra" railcar ABe 8/12 # 3502 is pulling the six panorama cars of the BERNINA EXPRESS (BEX 950) from Tirano to Chur over the 65 metre hig... (more)

Heading west to Prairie City. With morning servicing complete, W.H. Eccles Lumber Company Heisler #3 heads west out of McEwen with a short mixed train, bringing loggers to their camps in t... (more)

A rather cold golden hour. The warm glow of the freshly risen sun does its best to mask the fact that it's a chilly 20 degrees F in beautiful (but remote) McEwen, Oregon. Which clear skie... (more)

It is just after sunset as BNSF ES44C4 No. 6764 leads a southbound manifest up the 2-percent grade to the top of Burkes Hill near Louisville, Colorado, on November 18, 2018.

The 65 metre high Landwasser viaduct, which has been part of the UNESCO World Heritage Albula Bernina since 2008, bridges the Landwasser creek with 6 arches of 20 metres span width, with a curve r... (more)

Sunrise on the "Stump Dodger" With her conductor guarding the rear platform, a Sumpter Valley Freight backs to the McEwen Water Tank for servicing, just moments after sunrise. T... (more)