Empties meet loads at Fountain, CO the site of the southernmost flyover of three that once existed on the Jointline.

A relative rare occurrence around here is two ACes on the headend of a coal train. Seen here rolling through north Colorado Springs on a fine Saturday morning.

A Rio Grande Caboose brings up the rear of a charter freight as the conductor stands guard.

Rio Grande 315 heads up a charter freight just west of Big Horn on what was a great day for photogrpahy. This is a very nice performing steam engine and is extremely well cared for.

I had driven by this location more than a few times and never considered stopping for a photo until one day I saw it covered in snow.

Just before lunch I received a tip that southbounds were running on the northbound main. A somewhat rare event. I was able to get out of work a couple hours early and I headed north from Colorado ... (more)

The Eagle River Bridge on the Alaska Railroad isn't the easiest place to get to along the railroad but it does offer a very nice view of the railroad's crack passenger train just a few minutes out... (more)

Rock and Rail's first rock train of the year provided a surprise. The train was led by UP Rio Grande Heritage Unit 1989 seen here exiting the Royal Gorge near Canon City, CO. It was a good day to ... (more)

Rock and Rail's first rock train of the year provided a surprise. The train was led by UP Rio Grande Heritage Unit 1989 seen here about to depart the siding at Parkdale and enter the Royal Gorge. ... (more)

The clouds are starting to break up on what started as a very rainy day. The Coastal Classic is seen crossing 20 Mile River enroute to Seward

The Alaska Railroad and Highway 1 parallel Turnagain Arm for more than a few miles south of Anchorage. I knew I had 3 passenger trains and a coal train headed my way so I hiked high about rail and... (more)

On what was a very dreary day in Alaska the color of some blooming flowers helps offset the gray skies of the day. The pride of the Alaskan passenger fleet the Denali Star is crossing Broad Pass a... (more)

Colorado Springs is hopping this morning with both a northbound coal empty and a freight train rolling north. Throw in the UP and BNSF local power as well as a UP train in the Drake Power Plant. I... (more)

I was in Minneapolis for 6 days on business and I never saw the sun due to a combination of work and miserable weather, mostly freezing rain, but was able to snap this shot of two Soo GP38-2s alon... (more)

BNSF trackage rights train MPVODEN is about to cross Blue Mountain Road while the rear DPU is exiting tunnel 1 on former Rio Grande trackage in the Colorado Rockies