Fourteen hours late, the southbound Coast Starlight curves through the Sacramento River Canyon. Although it is the first day of Fall, temperatures will reach triple digits by the time the train m... (more)

Amtrak’s westbound California Zephyr climbs out of Rocky, Colorado, on July 4, 2005. Above the train in the background is the east switch of Clay siding.

A favorite train watching location in the Puget Sound Region is along Sunset Blvd. in Edmonds, just north of the ferry slip. BNSF's mainline hugs the shoreline, and numerous Amtrak, Sounder and BN... (more)

As rafters frolic on the opposite bank of the Colorado River, hugging the cliffs on the north side is Amtrak’s westbound California Zephyr approaching the Utah state line at Utaline, Colorado, o... (more)

A fairly new P32DM charges past the Hudson local at CP-114 for the station ahead on a bright late October morning.

One of my favorite captures of the early csxt era on the Hudson Line between crew members of the Hudson grain train and a lite engine move just south of Hudson Station on a warm September mornin... (more)

Lake Shore Limited seen from the Bridge from Route 9 to Hudson River. This bridge is used for inbound travel at the Breakneck Ridge Station. Station is primarily for hikers. No Commuters.

Amtrak's Coast Starlight 14 crosses Portland's Steel Bridge on May 9, 2009. This is a unique lift bridge because the rail deck rises within the upper deck and then the upper deck lifts. Meanwhil... (more)

In honor of the start of the baseball season, here's a farewell look at what was one of the best-ever places for simultaneous train and baseball watching, Harbor Yards in Bridgeport, CT. The Bridg... (more)

A colorful consist leads a big, eastbound Burlington Northern Santa Fe intermodal train as it climbs around Tehachapi Loop at Walong, California, on March 8, 2001. The middle part of the train is ... (more)

The Lewis & Clark Explorer train rolls down A Street in Rainier, Oregon. The train was operated for three years between Northwest Portland and Astoria.

A pair of GP15s lead a Yard Center to Chicago Heights job past Jay Tower, named because of the EJ&E crossing. As of 2016, the motors are still in service however the tower has been razed.

Here we see coal empties from the UP and BNSF sandwiching a KCT Mill Street Yard to KCS Knoche Yard Transfer at The Incline. The coal empties on BNSF Train E KCLBAM0 124A are climbing north up ... (more)

P32AC-DM class leader, #700 thaws out inside the "turbo shops." A recently started locomotive produced a nice smokey effect. Photo taken with permission.