The California Zephyr shines in the last sunlight of the day, highballing eastbound thru fall color in a Rocky Mountain valley.

UP 3985 makes good time up the Spine Line seen here in a zoom-out-pan just north of Castle Rock on her way to South St. Paul.

The sun popped out for all of ten minutes that day.

Mink Harbor, located just west of Marathon, Ontario, is one of the scenic highlights of the Canadian Pacific in Ontario. CP's mainline twists along the shores of Lake Superior and passes many scen... (more)

The westbound California Zephyr is running somewhat late at Floy, Utah, but the passengers are enjoying a spectacular sunset over Utah's desert country.

Traveling at well over a hundred mph, this is one Amtrak Corridor train that does not stop at the Cornwells Heights Station just outside of Philadelphia. Please stay behind the yellow line... (more)

On a suggestion from a friend of mine in Bellingham Washington, I went in search of Clayburn Junction in British Columbia. Clayburn Jct. is where the Canadian Pacific and the Southern BC railroad ... (more)

Steel rails, stars and semaphores. Coyote siding, MP 14518, New Mexico. Spetember 18th, 1999. Steve Crise Photo. © scrise.com

A loose spike at Monolith, Calif. January 1998. Steve Crise Photo. © scrise.com

The old Santa Fe turntable at Redondo Junction that used to handle super power steam engines of the AT&SF is in now in charge of turning Amtrak diesels. This is one of the few remaining turntables... (more)

Famous noses at the Illinois Railway Museum. Union Illinois, April 17th, 2002. Steve Crise Photo. © scrise.com

To me at least...the monsoon season in the desert southwest, makes the summer season something to look forward to. Here just east of the downtown Kingman area, near its airport...you can see some ... (more)

Hot Rail! Movie stunt train once belonging to the Santa Clarita Railroad (SCRX) performing a stunt with a Pontiac Firebird. Note part of vehicle firewall on right side of the locomotive.

Shortly after sunset the last up Eurostar of the day from Brussels to London St Pancras rushes past Runham Lane at 180mph.

One of my all time favorites, a photo that was worth smashing the rental car for.