As the sun sets in the west concluding another day, Amtrak Cascades NPCU #90230 leads train #518 out of the Bellingham, WA station and on towards Vancouver, BC on July 8th, 2018.

On a beautiful Summer evening, NS 12R with NS 2557 and 8 trailing units meets the NS 48D with NS 2740, BNSF 4661 and BNSF 7594 on the Rockville Bridge.

Heading south along the Hudson.

Just a few hours ago this train was "built" by Tacoma Rail and handed off to UP at it's Fife yard. Shortly thereafter the UP crew was knocking at the door of the Reservation Tower. Well, actuall... (more)

A lone SD70MAC shoves hard at the rear of a westbound coal train as a dramatic sunset fills the sky above it.

Here in Maricopa County, Arizona we typically get Monsoon storms in the summer time when cold fronts mix with our extreme heat. Also, we tend to get dust storms (haboobs) which originate from the ... (more)

The perfect balance of sunlight and dark monsoon storm clouds.

A northbound Pacific Surfliner bound for San Luis Obispo is smooth sailing out of Gaviota and into the sunset. The train took a slight delay just short of the trestle, waiting on the final southbo... (more)

MAC attack along the Hudson. Q234 heads south through Highland, NY on the 4th of July.

UP 7753 leads a WB intermodal out of Benson, AZ

With the day's last bit of daylight left, CN 5409 leads train O998, the CN Test Train approaching Sussex, New Brunswick, running long hood forward.

A couple of years ago I photographed this train at this same point but an annoying shadow in the lower area of the frame tarnished the result. The problem has a solution approaching here during we... (more)

Two trains meet at Monolith in the last rays of light after a partly cloudy day. A cloud partially covers the mountain, with a low cloud hovering by lonesome.

As the sun begins to set on the hills beyond Blue Mountain, an eastbound manifest roars across the high desert of northern Nevada.

Colorful Glow A beautiful array of colors shine off the rails as a coal train waits it's turn to leave a quiet siding in the countryside and a second train is slowly approaching from the... (more)