The California Zephyr arrives at Keenesburg just as Mother Nature provides a spectacular colorful Colorado sunrise.

Below the imposing escarpment of Dodge’s Bluff, Amtrak’s westbound California Zephyr traces the Colorado River in spectacular Ruby Canyon just east of Utaline, Colorado, on June 23, 2021.

UP 9051 West glides over Cienega Creek trying to escape storms

Running on time and downhill into Minot, the Chicago-bound "Empire Builder" flies high over Gassman Coulee and against a picturesque July sunset.

Northern Pacific Extra 7005A-West, with four F9's between Livingston and Muir a distance of 12 miles, require helpers in this area. Extra 7005A has the assistance of a pair of GP9s 272 and 300 on... (more)

Better Late. What is normally a morning move with its disadvantageous sun for this angle occurred on the evening of Thursday, July 15, 2021 as Conrail Shared Assets/Norfolk Southern 39G tra... (more)

Master of His Vessel
All the right moves and some supporting infrastructure.

Mount Hood looms over a westbound Coal train meeting an eastbound manifest at Wishram on a beautiful Columbia River morning. The Celilo Bridge, in the distance, crosses the Columbia from Wishram ... (more)

Cruising south at Hanging Rocks. With the relatively humidity essentially at 100%, clouds are forming along the ridgelines as the Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad's excursion train makes its w... (more)

Along the Columbia River Gorge at sunrise on the Fallbridge Subdivision a loaded westbound Coal move rolls into Home Valley Wa.

Rainbow on Mullan A Westbound Intermodal curves around the upper horseshoe of the Austin Loops and under a bright rainbow from a exiting storm. The MRL has been moving a increasing numbe... (more)

Storm Light on 4014
Storms were firing all along 4014’s southern trip to Denver July 8th. Between Fort Luptin the opportunity to strike some of my favorite shots developed fo... (more)

Test Run 2021
Ed Dickens and crew roll into the warm light of a hot July evening south of Cheyenne on their way to Denver performing a test run.

My Dad is the Engineer of that train. Girls as well as boys have a connection to the railroads. This girl is excited as her Dad brings in southbound stacks with Union Pacific ES44AH no. 2548 leadi... (more)

An insane turn of events leads to this wonderful scene of CSXT 3194 leading Q020 through CP VO.