BNSF 8226 leads a load of coal onto the balloon track at the new coal facitlity in Ardoch. The crew referred to this train as the "Ardoch Express!"

The Denali Star is 20 minutes from departure as it basks in the morning sunshine in downtown Anchorage.

Hell has frozen over: Union Pacific on the point of a BNSF train in Grand Forks. The power for the daily H-train pauses on the yard tracks as the conductor gets in position to spot the backup mov... (more)

A super rare daylight appearance of the westbound Empire Builder coming into Grand Forks. Unfortunately, this scene was made possible because of service disruptions from all the flooding b... (more)

Alaska Railfanning. The Glacier Discovery works its way northbound along the scenic Turnagain Arm.

BNSF 9786 spews a misty haze of smoke as it leads coal loads south across the famous Santa Fe bridge in Larkspur. More info at Railroad: BNSF Railway
Locomotive: EMD SD70MAC
Location: Larkspur, Colorado, USA
Locomotive #: BNSF 9786
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: January 17, 2011

TRE 565 heads back west out of Union Station in Dallas.

Grindin' and sprayin': the Loarm rail grinder does a second pass on the curve leading to the north siding switch at Monument.

Coal empties rumble north into Castle Rock and keep the two guys on the right from tee'ing off (which is fine by me...I hate golf). I wonder how many errant golf balls have landed in empty hopper... (more)

Lots of eastbound action on the Staples Sub this morning, here a Triclops leads coal through the S-curves at Lake Park.

The Rio Grande is back in Colorado Springs! Not sure how long this unit will be in town but while it's here, it will provide power for the UP Local. This was a lucky sunlit catch as the clouds c... (more)

A pair of Oakways pull a 362-axle Superior, WI - Minot, ND manifest west across the frozen praries of eastern North Dakota. More info at Railroad: General Motors Locomotive Group (EMDX)
Locomotive: EMD SD60
Location: Emerado, North Dakota, USA
Locomotive #: EMDX 9069
Train ID: M-SUPMIN
Photo Date: January 04, 2008

The UP Colorado Springs Local works its way down the ex-Rock Island main with two cars for a local industry. Will I ever get tired of seeing Rio Grande gold working in front of Pikes Peaks? No, ... (more)

The Greenface leads loaded coal up the grade leaving the trench and the wooden bridges east of Hawley behind. No hitch hikers in today's coal train!

American Steel Foundries Center Cab prepares to shuffle some cars around the plant.