Sunrise on January 23, 2005, sees a westbound Union Pacific coal train climbing out of Leyden, Colorado, at mile 14.5 on the Moffat Tunnel Subdivision.

On a day that most likely will be the last time we will see 6 Alcos lashed up together on the Apache Railway, under stormy skies they head north to pick up the remaining 50 blue coal hoppers of th... (more)

On a hot day like today, with temperature up to 36 celsius (97 F), which is very high for Switzerland, I think it could be appropriate to cool down a little with an icecold winter picture: Steamlo... (more)

Nickel Plate Road 765 and NS/NKP 8100 lead train 958, the Harrisburg Division employee excursion, across Rockville Bridge as the F units lead train 956, a deadhead business train, eastbound. For m... (more)

The sun has yet to rise above distant mountains, as a westbound BNSF train on the Montana Rail Link drops down Winston Hill, just west of Winston, Montana, on a gorgeous early Fall morning.

The sun is just rising and some fog hangs close to the ground as a westbound CP freight train rumbles toward Belgrade, MN.

Soon after the UP-SP merger, many former D&RGW SD40T-2s returned to home rails. Here a matched quad of EMD 'tunnel motors' lead a 44 car RODVM (Roper, UT - Denver, CO) through Price Canyon at the ... (more)

Coke out of the refineries in Billings is often run in unit trains to west coast ports for Export. Here one of those export trains crosses Greenhorn Creek.

Union Pacific’s MRONY freight heads east out of Pinecliffe, Colorado, on a sparkling April 23, 2001, just moments after the clouds dispersed and the sun lit up the scene.

BNSF 7548 thunders through Sandcut as building storms fill the sky at sunset.

Like many lines featuring great scenery, the Oregon Trunk isn't the busiest line around. Plenty of patience and luck are required by the photographer who chooses to shoot this line. Luck was on my... (more)

Sunrise at Sidney: A westbound Union Pacific coal train passes milepost 403 east of Sidney at 5:43 a.m. on July 11, 2008 under a spectacular Nebraska sunrise.

The massive and beautiful Joso bridge has been well represented on RP lately. Last July 4th, I was nervously watching the sun drop, knowing a southbound train was coming. It showed up with just in... (more)

A Canadian National westbound leaves Boston Bar, British Columbia, and crosses the Anderson River Bridge on a trip through the Fraser River Canyon on September 27, 2001. The train is led by SD60F ... (more)

Making what is perhaps her inaugural run over former Virginian Rails west of Elmore, NS' Central New Jersey heritage SD70ACe leads an NS U92 out of a tight rock cut near Page at 1:15 am, destined ... (more)