If you haven’t seen the Iowa Traction RR. in person you might not believe it really exists. This Iowa shortline is the operating remnant of a genuine beside the road electric interurban right ou... (more)

Deseret Ry’s #DPR-2 has the daily loaded coal train rolling easily downgrade about 4 miles from its final destination, the Bonanza Power Plant. The terrain here is composed of colorful Tertiary... (more)

During my 2 most recent trips to Silver Zone Pass both the eastbound and westbound daily Union Pacific manifest trains on this route have passed in daylight. This shot shows the MRORV (Roper Yard ... (more)

Amtrak #198 brings #5, the California Zephyr, slowly through Byers Canyon, Colorado. This is on the Union Pacific's Moffat Tunnel Sub. The loose rock on the steep slopes here require near continuo... (more)

Sad picture, this one. Here is D&RGW #5371 rolling east down the yard lead at Helper, Utah accompanied by 3 UP SD40-2's. This Rio Grande SD40T-2 and mates are headed out of the yard onto the UP ma... (more)

Deseret Power Ry Motor #2 is shown grinding up the grade near MP2 with the afternoon loaded train. The location is in far western Colorado and the train has just left the loadout for the Deserado ... (more)

Amtrak #8, the eastbound Empire Builder, is running a few hours late this day. Motive power problems at Seattle caused the addition of BNSF #716 as lead unit. The train is pictured here running al... (more)

It had to happen sooner or later. The last run of the last "pure" unpatched and un renumbered D&RGW unit on the Union Pacific. Fittingly it was on the Dirt Train local out of Helper, Utah. My frie... (more)

Deseret Power Ry's afternoon loaded coal train has just exited Mormon Gap Colorado. Actually most of the train is still in this narrow cleft in Raven Ridge. Upon exiting the Gap, the rails turn ha... (more)

The Deseret Power Ry’s. afternoon loaded train has just left the Deserado Mine loadout and is making a run for Holum Pass a few miles ahead. The first half mile or so after leaving the loadout i... (more)

Normally Amtrak #6 passes through Salt Lake City in darkness, but today #6 was delayed nearly 7 hours due to being diverted through the Feather River Canyon because of a fatal Amtrak crash in Neva... (more)

Three SP AC4400’s lead Union Pacific’s MNYRO westbound up Price River Canyon just east of Kyune in Utah. Also in the consist are 2 UP SD60M’s picked up in Helper yard. They are “dirt trai... (more)

This shot is a companion to my image #555832 and was taken about half a minute before it. This time of year it is often a race between the afternoon loaded coal train’s arrival at a photo locati... (more)

Western Pacific GP20 switching in the Elko, Nevada yard. Scanned from a color print

I have been coming out to Arnolds Loop on Silver Zone Pass in Nevada since Western Pacific days in about 1980. It is without a doubt my favorite railroad photo location. Ever since Amtrak began ru... (more)