In the early 1960s, The Rio Grande hired Morrison-Knudsen to build a branchline from Brendel, Utah to a potash mine South of Moab. The 35.77-mile line was completed in 1963. The scenery on the lin... (more)

Loads for Skyland navigate the River Line at Craggy approaching Asheville Yard. This would be one of the last trains the plant would receive before being converted to natural gas.

In the early 1960s, The Rio Grande hired Morrison-Knudsen to build a branchline from Brendel, Utah to a potash mine South of Moab. The 35.77-mile line was completed in 1963. The scenery on the lin... (more)

After a yearlong shutdown, Northshore Mining is back up and running, albeit at a reduced capacity based on what owner Cleveland Cliffs needs so it was nice to see a train on this line again. Here ... (more)

Tacoma Rail's Hill Job arrives in Frederickson on a wet Sunday morning.

NS 51E thunders along the New River at Mcoy, VA with two BNSF ACes leading. This was a rare move because trains usually travel west via the Christiansburg District on the other side of the river.... (more)

Starting in 2009 the United States Department of Energy began a project to move the nation's largest pile of uranium tailings located just outside Moab. The tailings are a byproduct of the former ... (more)

Starting in 2009 the United States Department of Energy began a project to move the nation's largest pile of uranium tailings located just outside Moab. The tailings are a byproduct of the former ... (more)

A westbound Union Pacific passenger special crosses the Colorado River as it approaches Burns, Colorado, running over the Dotsero Cutoff on August 3, 2014. Powering the nine-car train is EMD SD70A... (more)

A dirty Illinois Terminal heritage SD70ACe leads a couple well weathered UP motors as they pull up to 'Spring' to swap crews

Snow and Sunrise Spring Sunrise on the Joint Line. A poetic dance of warm and cool light from the imminent sunrise play in the atmosphere with the frozen and super cooled water vapor;... (more)

Daytime work windows for Montana Rail Link track gangs have made Mullan Pass west of Helena, Montana, a busy place late in the afternoon, as trains waiting out the curfew begin to move. As a westb... (more)

Starting in 2009 the United States Department of Energy began a project to move the nation's largest pile of uranium tailings located just outside Moab. The tailings are a byproduct of the former ... (more)

After making a rare westbound run up the Whitethrone District, NS 51E thunders along the muddy New River with solid BNSF ACe power.

With a heavy drizzle turning the skies a deep grey, NS 1067s bright Reading Company "Bee Line" paint scheme makes for a pleasant splash of color as 25P roars westbound into the rain at T... (more)