President-elect Barack Obama waves to thousands of cheering supporters from the back the 2009 Inaugural Amtrak special in Edgewood, Md.
A brilliant bolt of purple lightning makes an awesome backdrop for the interlocking signals at CP-431 in Depew, NY
A view of the Amtrak and Metra yards outside of Chicago Union Station as viewed from Sears Tower.
A time exposure of the southbound signal at South Romney, Ind., in the last summer of its almost-century-long existence. A full moon paints passing clouds high above.
A close up of the immense 8' 1" single driving wheel of GNR no. 1 at The National Railway Museum, York. You can clearly see the builder's plate dated 1870. Click more)
A heavy fall fog has dropped down over the yard at Centralia, WA as train M-PASTAC rolls into the yard to set out a bad order car. The switchman on the ground has bundled up and has his lantern on... (more)
Interior of an interlocking tower at Gdansk Olszynka station.
WARNING: The light at the end of the tunnel IS an oncoming TRAIN!!!!
Dozens of narrow gauge hopper cars sit and rust after being seemingly abandoned for nearly half a century. Note the trees growing through the cars! The Earth reclaims. I've always wanted to get... (more)
In Running Tunnel South looking towards the French crossover. Catenary feeder wire earthed to protect maintenance works.
Taking advantage of a photography gig from a helicopter, I got this shot from about 500 feet over BNSF's Tennessee Yard.
Because of a disruption (planned haevy trackwork) on the Arlberg line (Austria), the famous Venice Simplon-Orient-Express (VSOE) was diverted via Gotthard-Milan to Venice. The very long (17 cars) ... (more)
The red EOT marks the rear of an intermodal freight as it glides through pre-dawn light at the reverse curves west of Lyons.
The searchlights at Naviska Siding get lit up by the thunderstorm background, this is the greatest time of year in Tucson besides the 105 degree days.
