A crushed grain hopper from the I-35W bridge collapse on August 3, 2007. This bridge crosses the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This hopper and a few more must have been under the sp... (more)

A BNSF coal train heads east crossing the Clark Fork near the mouth of the Bull River. Smoke rolls in the sky from a nearby fire most likely from logging operations.

Two BNSF locomotives hold back its train as it screeches through the snow storm on it way down the 2.2 percent grade of Evaro Hill towards Missoula, Montana. Marent Trestle is pictured which spans... (more)

The gas local glides along the Flathead River on the way to Thompson Falls to be loaded as a gorgeous sunrise starts to crest the mountains to the east. This train will have locomotive issues late... (more)

Wisconsin Northern sand train derailment just a few miles north of Bloomer, Wis along County Road SS. At this time sand is being removed from the derailed hopper cars before they are set back up. ... (more)

BNSF 5743 leads eastward on Montana Rail Link's 4th Sub just west of Plains along the Clark Fork in the early morning hours of March. Some water fowl is startled from the darkness of the river as ... (more)

A BNSF grain train heads east near Perma, Montana along the Flathead River as cold morning temps caused heavy frost in parts of the valley.

Words really can't describe the Moffat Route. It is such an amazing stretch of rail with great array of scenery between the east slope and west side of the continental divide. This Union Pacific m... (more)

A heavy BNSF grain train is almost to the tunnel at the crest of Bozeman Pass as the sun works to crest the mountains that surround Livingston, Montana.

BNSF grain train struggles up Bozeman Pass during a cold March sunrise. Montana Rail Link helpers were adding in Livingston to help shove on the rear of the train. They will cut off just before c... (more)

A pair of Montana Rail Link GP9s on the Paradise Local make time across the Clark Fork spewing exhaust and loaded with logs for Tricon Timber in St. Regis. The drive from Paradise to St. Regis rea... (more)

Montana Rail Link day gas travels westward between the Flathead River and a rocky mountain side as it approaches Paradise, Montana. It will drop off the front section of a gondolas which appear to... (more)

The very last rays of sunlight reflect off the sky while the faint throb of three Wisconsin & Southern EMDs can be heard and felt as they pull across the Rock River in Janesville, Wisconsin. Fishe... (more)

The latest local power sets for frac sand traffic in Altoona, Wisconsin includes SD60Ms and a SD40-2. A few of these units sit and idle outside the depot as lightning and severe thunderstorms pass... (more)

Large sparks fly as steel wheels short through one of the busiest junctions in the world. Tower 18 on the Chicago L may not still hold that title but the action here is still nonstop. This junctio... (more)