Heading into the setting sun, NN RS-2 no. 105 and RS-3 no. 109 bring a freight downgrade across Steptoe Creek. The haze in the background is smoke from steamers 40 & 93, switching the yard at Ely... (more)

Looking out of the Northfield Falls Covered Bridge as 324 passes climbing upgrade behind GP 38 3851 at 02:22. The covered bridge, (built 1872) saw wood fired American types steaming past in it's y... (more)

Afternoon sun beams highlight the smoke from no. 93, steaming quietly in the Nevada Northern shops.

This empty rail train has been sitting in SLO all day. Now that the sun has set it should finally get a chance at getting a crew and moving out. Nikon D70, 28-70mm

Sitting dead on Gap siding, with Mount McGillivray (on left) and Pigeon Mountain (at right) in the background

Getting the handbrake tonight might be a chore for this engineer. 14 inches of snow and 3 days of wind has caused decent snow drifts to build on the Cherokee Sub.

The secret is out, the Heber Valley is the place to be for winter steam photography! It's warmed up and the beaver pond has melted enough to reveal a great reflection!

What attracted gricers from around the world to this obscure line was this viaduct, which had an almost surreal quality about it, especially in the hazy lighting that is typical of this area due t... (more)

The wide open vistas of Wyoming epitomise much of the Overland Route. Westbound stacks alongside a deserted Route 30 on a sunny spring morning.

The fog lifts from the valley floor as No. 618 performs a photo runby at sunrise.

UP 5128 West, a long stack train headed for the West Coast, catches the intense reflection of sunset from one of the buildings in the Dallas skyline as it crosses the Trinity River Bridge.

While turning the engine, much of the vapor in the lower part of the image is coming from the turntable's motor.

Nevada Northern 2-8-0 No. 93 backs out of the East Ely shop in the early morning hours. Stablemate 4-6-0 No. 40 was sitting cold inside the shop.

The engineer keeps a steady hand on the throttle as 2-8-0 No. 93 heads downgrade towards East Ely.

The sun is setting on the South Dakota prairie as SDL39 585 brings the Sisseton Local south toward its namesake city on a below zero December day. In just a few more days this branch line will be ... (more)