An eastbound freight grinds its way up out of the Columbia River valley and through the reverse curves at Trinidad.

In the last light of the day, a northbound merchandise train crawls along the Hudson River at Bear Mountain. Iona Island is visible here, as is the Inn at Bear Mountain.

Winter has arrived, as my frozen feet can attest. A westbound CSX freight crawls past the site of a recent derailment in scenic (but freezing) downtown Kent.

Looking more like Colorado than Pennsylvania, a Rio Grande-painted geep leads a westbound coke train out of the Wheeling & Lake Erie's Rook Yard.

Laid up on blocks and shorn of some parts, I thought 5086 was done for sure. However, I was pleased to find her in service this autumn.

Just 40 miles from New York City, a southbound Amtrak Empire Service train rolls along the Hudson River. Fall color is at peak on this last day of October.

A flock of gulls stands watch in the marina parking lot as an eastbound RoadRailer flies over the Vermillion River.

A somewhat late Capitol Limited negotiates the east slope of Sand Patch. Fall has come and gone, leaving a few browned leaves clinging to the trees.

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An eastbound merchandise train blasts over the Clark Fork River in the aptly-named town of Paradise, Montana.

A southbound stack train wastes no time as it dashes through the fall colors along the Hudson River.

The hand-carved logo in the cab floor of Southern Pacific Daylight 4449 is a testament to the care and attention to detail paid by Doyle McCormack and his crew.

High on the viaduct above Queens Boulevard, a 7 Express train rolls towards Long Island with evening commuters. The sun has dipped below the horizon, and the evening lights are on. At least two of... (more)

An eastbound merchandise train tries to outrun a midwest thunderstorm near Chesterton, Indiana, on a crisp spring day.

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