Time is short for this day, as an eastbound Union Pacific stack train rolls through a valley created by the Powder River.

Latah Junction is a nice shot, but the four-hour wait, resulting sunburn, and lack of cooperating trains means that I'll find somewhere else next time.

Classic Puget Sound: A southbound Cascade dashes past the ferry dock in Steilacoom. The Tacoma Narrows bridge is visible in the upper left.

Sound transit's most distinctive paint scheme, pictured here with two other flavors of F59PHI's, never made it on the road during my visit. Still, I was able to shoot it in the barn with the permi... (more)

Union Pacific's Potash Local rolls along the colorful Book Cliffs on the former Rio Grande mainline. This train operates only on Fridays.

A westbound Z-Train dashes over Lake Pend Oreille in a crisp morning in Sandpoint, Idaho.

Commuters from New York City enjoy a fast ride home on a gleaming stainless NJT trainset.

A rolling meet in Akron presents a contrast in "wide-nose" technology. My money is on the FPA4 for the better-looking of the pair.

Two SD40-2's are in charge of a westbound trash train in Johnstown, PA. This view from the top of the Incline shows both some of the classic rust-belt architecture as well as the channeling done t... (more)

The westbound California Zephyr is running somewhat late at Floy, Utah, but the passengers are enjoying a spectacular sunset over Utah's desert country.

Whale of a meet at Edmonds, Washington.

With the morning commute over, a deadhead Sounder returns to the layover yard. Amtrak's southbound Coast Starlight awaits its departure time at King Street Station.

Amtrak's westbound California Zephyr slips through Glenwood Canyon on a late September afternoon. Though the temperatures are hovering in the mid-70's, the plants are well aware that winter is in ... (more)

Looking more like Mars than Earth, the eastbound California Zephyr skirts the Book Cliffs in eastern Utah. This is likely one of the most difficult spots I've ever shot. Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: GE P42DC
Location: Floy, Utah, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 94
Train ID: AMTK 6
Photo Date: September 19, 2008

Commuters from Salt Lake City can enjoy fields of flowers from the windows of their northbound train. UTA's paint scheme is something different for sure, strongly resembling the "Bombpop" popsicle... (more)