Looking north from the Mill Street crossing we see the southbound Pan Am 16R detour train passing through the 278 ft long tunnel under the center of the village of Bellows Falls.

The... (more)

The "Coldest" Photo I've Ever Shot!

This one made me PHYSICALLY FEEL like I never have before taking a train photo. It was 38 below zero Fahrenheit and windy...bruta... (more)

Detour Days in the Green Mountain State!

Three B40-8s and a GP40 are in charge of an 85 car detouring train 16R northbound on Vermont Railway's B&R Sub through the bucolic Otte... (more)

Delaware and Hudson Reborn on the Slate Picker!

Like a ghost appearing amidst the snow a vintage Alco RS36 in D&H inspired paint (but privately owned lettered Southern New Engl... (more)

I should have spent today packing for a two week trip home to Alaska that begins tomorrow, but instead I let my friend John Kittredge sucker me into another day trackside.

I dare say ... (more)

Winter Dreamscape

The daily Selkirk to West Springfield manifest is about to emerge from the east portal of the State Line Tunnel on CSXT's Berkshire Subdivision. This is the old ... (more)

This is a train I've always dreamt of seeing, and while the day didn't work out like we hoped this shot still made it all worth it! CP's stunning "Royal Canadian Pacific" business train... (more)

Time for a story.

So, as a railfan and photographer we all have those places we have to see and shoot once in our lives. Those "bucket list" spots that are Meccas for those of ... (more)

This has been on my bucket list for a long time and now I have it! The former Maine Central Mountain Subdivision is home to one of the country's finest tourist railroads and there is no better ti... (more)

I snuck into Kevin Burkholder territory (with permission) for a shot of the world famous 431. Here she is leading two leasers deep in Cavendish Gulf on the former Green Mountain Railroad (ex Rutl... (more)

The B&M Lives!

Well...just barely. BO-1 is the last Boston based local freight for B&M successor Pan Am Railways. Here they can be seeing working Boston Sand and Gravel between F... (more)

Saying Goodbye to Boston

CSX's last freight train in the city of Boston says goodbye for what may be the last time. The predecessors of the Boston and Albany began serving their n... (more)

Saying Goodbye to Boston

CSX's last freight train in the city of Boston says goodbye for what may be the last time. The predecessors of the Boston and Albany began serving their n... (more)

Having just completed its work at the Denali Park depot, the ARR's flagship passenger train immediately sails over the 570 ft long bridge as it starts the rest of its journey to Anchorage, 230 mil... (more)

The colors are wildly ablaze in the Last Frontier in the waning days of summer signaling the end of passenger season on the Alaska Railroad. This year I went back for another shot at the Turn on ... (more)