By 1982, the candy cane version of CP Rail's color scheme was becoming a somewhat rare treat. Here good fortune led to a candy cane on the point, and sunlight in February in the Fraser Canyon as a... (more)

A BN coal train eases into Alliance, NE after a trip over Crawford Hill. One of BN's three leased SD60s, featuring the tiger stripe scheme, leads the all EMD consist. Note the fuel tender on board... (more)

Amtrak's North Coast Hiawatha tiptoes over Homestake Pass just east of Butte, MT. This train and a BN local were the only traffic normally operated over NP's original Continental Divide crossing b... (more)

Fall color is in full tilt on top of Snoqualmie Pass in Washington state as MILW 177 exits Snoqualmie Tunnel after making its eastbound climb up from Cedar Falls, WA. The train will continue to Ot... (more)

Former CP 2860, now owned by British Columbia and known as the Royal Hudson, is shown on its original owner's rails, cruising along the CP Rail mainline at Moberly, west of Golden, BC on its retur... (more)

BN 972552 still in full BN dress waits ready for action at Glendive, MT shops of BNSF. This unit requires locomotive support to operate it. Note the Commonwealth trucks and a bit of red paint show... (more)

Today was to be a landmark day in the history of Amtrak and Washington State DOT. And it was. Unfortunately, the debut of new Talgo passenger train service along I-5 from Tacoma to Nisqually met w... (more)

MRL 323 meets its end at Livngston on a beautiful day in May after serving MRL and its original owner, Southern Pacific since November 1969.

BN 1790 along with F9B 807 and GP9 1799 have attached to the rear of an eastbound freight at Skykomish as manned helpers to shove the train up the grade through the Cascade Tunnel, and on to Wenat... (more)

The Canadian makes its climb out of Field, BC headed up Kicking Horse Pass exiting snow sheds and a tunnel and about to traverse a slide area. Soon passengers will enjoy the Spiral Tunnels as the ... (more)

Milwaukee Road may have been on its last legs in 1976, but you wouldn't know it by looking at these MP15AC locos. Nearly new, they really showed off their Milwaukee colors well.

A dismal day for a dismal looking engine. CR 7814 and a repainted mate are switching Pittsburgh & Lake Erie hoppers at the Lake Erie waterfront in Ashtabula on a dreary March day. This facility ha... (more)

BN 9794 has been set out from the North Coast Hiawatha during its station stop at Livingston, MT. The passenger train has just departed the station and is starting to climb Bozeman Hill, and will ... (more)

13 month old BN was still pretty colorful as shown here with an eastbound "hotshot" leaving St. Paul at Dayton's Bluff on trackage shared with Milwaukee Road, Rock Island and Chicago & N... (more)

An interesting collection of equipment occupies the VIA passenger yard at Toronto in September 1981. In addition to the Turbo Train in banana yellow, we have an Ontario Northland Northlander train... (more)