The day's last light warms this eastbound and some fall color as it passes through Crozier Canyon.

The steam powered passenger run for the morning to Silverton passes Hermosa and it begins its climb up the grade.

The first train of the morning to Silverton passes the water tower at Hermosa as it begins its climb.

Empty stone train tied down in Elk City, OK

The Lakes States Railway has a remote job that services a handful of customers near the lakeshore in Port Huron, MI. In this shot The job works from the bridge here across the Black Water River s... (more)

Detroit and Mackinac RS2 is tucked away, safe and sound(for now) next to the Lake State Railway's roundhouse in Saginaw, MI. This unit was from the original order of RS2s from Alco in 1946 and br... (more)

The Nevada Southern State Railroad Museum offers a fun and unique experience to rail bike a 4 mile section of their line. An added bonus is a sunset cruise and ride back to the depot on their pass... (more)

A westbound intermodal crosses the massive Colorado River bridge from Arizona into California minutes before sunset.

East meets west. An eastbound intermodal and westbound grain train meet at Truxton Spring in the Crozier Canyon at sunset.

The helpers of a run through manifest prepare to duck into a tunnel while pushing a run through BNSF train up to Soldier Summit on the former D&RGW.

In addition to multiple pieces of unique equipment, the Nevada Southern State Railroad Museum offers a fun and unique experience to rail bike a 4 mile section of their line. This line is significa... (more)

Couldnt pass through the Upper Penninsula of Michigan without stopping in to check in on the Escanaa and Lake Superior's shops at Wells. Although this visit was different as I had the drone with m... (more)

The DPU on an empty hopper train tops Montana Rail Link's Bozeman pass. The original Northern Pacific tunnel on the right dates back to 1884 but was replaced by the current shorter tunnel in 1945.

The grade on Montana Rail Link's Mullan pass is pretty evident here as the mid train helpers look down on the head end power of a run through BNSF grain train approaching Austin, MT

Dinosaurs still roam the desert! The once weekly potash local heads south from Crescent junction to Potash, passing the Moab Giants dinosaur park along the way. Brontosaurs were around 38 tons an... (more)