Coal hoppers on this eastbound Union Pacific loaded coal train emerge from the shadows at Pinecliffe, CO on a late September afternoon.

Just a loner hangin around.

Replacing some ties on the reverse loop in the Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad’s yard in Durango, Colorado, is Maintenance-of-Way gang Unit 870 on October 15, 2014.

CB&Q California Zephyr dome-observation “Silver Solarium” rests on Track 5 at Denver Union Station on the night of October 15, 2014. This car is now operated by California Zephyr Railcar Chart... (more)

With Denver Union Station seemingly peeking into the trainshed, California Zephyr dome-observation “Silver Solarium” is seen on Track 5 on the warm Colorado night of October 15, 2014. This Bur... (more)

The colorful neon light tail sign of Chicago, Burlington and Quincy California Zephyr dome-observation “Silver Solarium” glows on the evening of October 15, 2014, at Denver, Colorado.

With the desolate and vast wide open vistas of the Mojave Desert forming the backdrop a classic old US&S searchlight signal stands guard at the west end of Basin, CA where Union Pacific's Cima Sub... (more)

A set of light engines knocks down the clear indication at Ingleside, WV on a cool fall night.

Admittedly, a baretable train doesn't make for the most picturesque of sights while rounding the Tehachapi Loop, but you gotta take what you can get.

It took a little searching to find a spot where I could fit the entire Tehachapi Loop into a 24mm lens, but it worked out in the end! Seen here with a northbound intermodal train descending the gr... (more)

An overview of the CN yard at Proctor, MN looking northeast. The car shop is at the bottom and the yard office/tower is on the opposite side directly above. The roundhouse, diesel shop and turnt... (more)

There isn't alot of old depot left along the CN Iowa lines. Here at Genoa is a small abandoned depot still sits along the tracks. On a rainy night the signal show clear as no train movements are c... (more)

Ex-South African Railways NGG 16 Class Garratt no 87 shunts carriages at Portmadog station on the Welsh Highland Railwayto allow it to access the water supply. After that the loco headed a train b... (more)

Ex-South African Railways NGG 16 Class Garratt no 87 crosses the road as it arrives at Portmadog station with a service from Caernarvon on the Welsh Highland Railway.

September 29, 2014. Moments prior to departure, Conductor Montoya is seen checking his pocket watch as his train, Amtrak’s Southwest Chief idles alongside the station platform at Lamy, NM.