One of SQMs boxcabs hauls a load of nitrate down to Tocopilla, which you can see in the background. In about a kilometer, the train will arrive at the reverso switchback, where they need to run th... (more)

From the colorful heights of Andes mountain, the train is seen in the distance, it is not possible to get closer, is a place of difficult geography. Two EMD GR12 and FERRONOR copper train climbs f... (more)

Hugging the northern slope of Afton Canyon, Union Pacific's Cima Subdivision twists its way through the spectacular rock walls and formations just above the northern bank of the Mojave River wash.... (more)

A pair of EMD SD70Ms pulls an eastbound Herzog ballast train east of Cedar Point, Colorado, on Union Pacific’s Limon Subdivision, also known as the “KP” for its Kansas Pacific heritage. The ... (more)

Another shot I found on my memory card of the street running in Hanoi. Here the Southbound train leaves Hanoi as locals step into their front door and out of harms way.

Taken from ontop of the Samish Overlook, a northbound M-PASVBT manifest train rolls through the small community of Bow. You can see the major roadway of Chuckanut Drive on the right.

A Union Pacific Board of Directors train heads westbound out of Bond, Colorado, on the Dotsero Cutoff on September 28, 2000. Powering the long passenger train is new EMD SD70M No. 4167 and three E... (more)

At dawn, a westbound BNSF manifest freight climbs around Arnold Loop, near Clifside, Nevada, on March 6, 2012. On the lower right just visible going through a rock cut is a lone SD70MAC helping ou... (more)

Amtrak's Southwest Chief flies through the vastness of southeastern Colorado on it's journey to California. While many associate the Raton Sub with semaphores and a mountain pass, the scenery bet... (more)

An eight mile hike, over 1,000 vertical feet and all I needed after that was a train. This location has always looked good from Google Earth, but I owe thanks to Tom Kaminski for inspiring me to ... (more)

MRL's Day Gas job eases down Evaro Hill just west of Missoula as a ray of sunshine intersects with the locomotives.

UP5613 crests Solider Summit under threatening skies. The same storm system will dump large amounts of snow in the Dakotas. Solider summit will only get a couple inches, and will quickly melt. Thi... (more)

The Atacama desert in all its vastness. FCAB train, carrying sulfuric acid, copper, and warehouses loaded from Bolivia. Passing by the mining sector of Sierra Gorda.

Iron train of FERRONOR with on of the six new locomotive EMD GT46AC, and two helpers locomotives in the rear of the load train, climbing up the hard steep slope to Chehueque, under a beautiful sun... (more)