Montana Rail Link’s Paradise Local crosses the Clark Fork at Paradise, Montana, on September 13, 2011. Powering the train today are two EMD GP9s, Nos. 113 and 127, heading eastbound to switch Tr... (more)

Ah, the sweet smell of spring railfanning.

Train 262 is eastbound with Joe E20 on the point. They are approaching Alberton, MT for a crew change.

A SD59M-2 behind the EMD plant, which is a rebuilt SD60. The rebuilds have been given the model designation SD59MX on the UP.

Woke up to a loud sound early this morning to find there had been a derailment. Just another average Monday!

Amtrak No. 5, the westbound California Zephyr, has just exited 294-foot Tunnel 39 and is now threading 63-foot Tunnel 40 in the heart of Little Gore Canyon between Azure and Radium, Colorado, on t... (more)

Even during the middle of a severe winter storm in the Pacific Northwest that caused freezing rain in Oregon and heavy snowfall in Washington, it's business as usual for the railroad as BNSF SD75M... (more)

One of the most popular passenger paint schemes, Northern Pacific's "North Coast Limited" Train 25 negotiates Homestake Pass in Montana, westbound on April 10, 1970. Butte will be the next stop, ... (more)

In Stanley Yard Toledo PC 6306 has done what her tri-mount trucks were known for, picking of switches on uneven trackage. En route to get their train this all Alco engine consist has tied up the... (more)

Di 12 006 plows through a snow drift at about 100 km/h on a very windy day on the Saltfjellet. The train is on its way from Bodø towards Trondheim.

Railroad: Cargo Net
Locomotive: Di 12
Location: Lønsdal, Norway
Locomotive #: 312 006
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: March 17, 2011

Two new SD70M-2s from the first order lead a loaded sulfur train along Jasper Lake.

Rio Grande #6001 Alco PA1+PB1+PA1 are in charge of the 'California Zephyr' at Grand Junction, Colorado. Both east and westbound were fueled and watered at facilities on either end of the depot p... (more)

Three westbound freights line up nicely for servicing at the west end of Clovis Yard. The photo was taken from the Hull Street overpass, which has since been replaced by a new structure.

The day was overcast as we traveled east on Route 66 on our way home from California. You can imagine how excited I was when an AC-9 caught and passed us while I watched through the right rear wi... (more)

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