Amtrak Eastbound Sunset Limited with Amtrak 512 sits next to the originating northbound Texas Eagle. The Alamo Dome, in the background, is being built.

The City of New Orleans backs into Union Station, arriving right on time at 9:00am. The wind chill is positive 2 degrees. My camera worked in this location for about 12 minutes bef... (more)

A trio of the heritage locomotives leave Canal Street yard, ducking by downtown Chicago, where they will turn west en route to Salt Lake City.

A westbound UP train cruises toward the crew change point in Clinton, IA, while James and the Giant Peach look on nearby. According to my sources, this 164 foot gold dome built in 2006 holds 60,0... (more)

The Sunset Limited pulls into the station just a few hours late, while the locomotive for the San Antonio leg of the Texas Eagle prepares to take sleepers from LA to Chicago. Background: Alamodom... (more)

A somewhat random assortment of cars bracketed by two P32s ... not sure if this is a lineup for Beech Grove.

Leaving Temple, a string of 6 Santa Fe geeps approaches a refueling yard for thru trains on this busy ATSF junction.

Autumn colors bound east along the Bow River.

Not doing much work today.

When Warbonnets were novel again ... four GP60Ms running east, elephant-style, approach the Abo Canyon bottleneck while 2 more with another GP60 in yellowbonnet paint wait.

Lehigh Hanson has acquired two former Missouri Pacific SD40-2s (UP 4279, previously MP 4279 and originally MP 3279) and 4297, (UP 4297, previously MP B4297 and originally MP 3297) to operate their... (more)

Nice looking switcher locomotive.

Nearing retirement, Amtrak E-60 603 whirs into Philadelphia's station.

This is the Colorado Springs Department of Utilities train, with relatively new CSUX hoppers, sporting aluminum (silver) with forest green ends, quite a departure from the familiar old black Ortne... (more)

Taken from the Cab of Royal Gorge Railroad F7 #403, the Royal Gorge bridge comes into view.