Metra F40PHM-2 199 leads a commuter train out of Chicago Union Station. In the back ground Hostlers switch tracks with venerable Metra 3, a SW1200 built for the Milwaukee Road. The Tall building ... (more)

Hostlers on SW1200 Metra 3 built for the Milwaukee Road move two recently acquired F59PHIs into the Metra shops. The F59PHIs are now in service with Metra...

A new Union Pacific GEVO leads a westbound Boardman coal train up Mullan Pass at Skyline. The Union Pacific power is somewhat uncommon for this train, even though the train will interchange with... (more)

A new Tier IV GEVO leads a eastbound potash empty into the the Black Canyon. The deep fragile canyon lies on the mainlines of the CN and CP railroads along the Thompson River near Ashcroft, BC. ... (more)

Train 571 is Northbound curling thru the ten degree curves that mark the start of the 2%+ grade of Kelly Lake Hill. This section of the ex. BC Rail is also referred to as the Pavillion Mountain G... (more)

Train 571 is Northbound along the banks of Seton Lake about to enter the small mountain town of Lillooet, BC. The clear icy waters of the lake reach a amazing depth of 1500 feet!!! The cliffs m... (more)

The vast painted badlands of Wyoming have always amazed me. It wasn't until a few years ago that some good friends introduced me to this portion of the BNSF that runs thru some of the amazing rock... (more)

A classic MRL SD40 leads the Laurel-Missoula manifest. The train was quite usual this day as it had a huge cut of Abrams tanks that can be seen rounding the curve above the cut.

The MRL laurel-Missoula manifest train is heavy with refurbished M1 Abrams tanks. This is quite a un-common site for this train, but made for a very heavy train. The head-end consisted of a SD40 l... (more)

A SD70ACE 9229 leads a northbound manifest into Homes Canyon. The train is twisting thru what is supposedly the sharpest curve on a BNSF mainline along the banks of the Little Big Horn River. Wh... (more)

It is a wet muggy day near the coast of British Columbia. Mike Thomas is the Locomotive Engineer this day, as he brings train 571 north up the 2.2% grade in Cheakamus Canyon. A heavier rain can b... (more)

BC Rail 4609 screams into the 10 degree curves on Pemberton Hill. The Red, White and Blue locomotive was built in 1990 to move heavy trains of mineral and forest products over the grades of the B... (more)

A Canadian Pacific stack train is westbound aproaching the Black Canyon. This long double stack train of mostly marine containers is set up with power 3x1x1....

CN3203 leads a train up one of the longest mountain grades in North America. The grade is 2.2% with short sections that are steeper, and curves of 12 degrees! The train here is clinging to cliffs... (more)

After a trip down the ex BC Rail, CN 3203 still fairly fresh from the factory basks in the afternoon sunshine in Squamish, British Columbia. The circle decal on the nose pays respect to the First... (more)