Series 500 "NOZOMI" running under very hard rain. It runs at about 160MPH so making a great splash.

Due to a passing cold front off of the coast of California, the cloudy conditions add a bit of drama to this image. This is a westbound stack train, heading for the Port of Long Beach, California.

The morning sun sets the Kalamazoo River on fire as Amtrak's Pere Marquette heads to Chicago on a crisp fall morning.

The sunset is just about 30 minutes away as I make my way down Cold Spring Hill toward Marshfield Station after a long day on the mountain. The fading fall foliage is warmed by the golden light w... (more)

The California Zephyr shines in the last sunlight of the day, highballing eastbound thru fall color in a Rocky Mountain valley.

The sun popped out for all of ten minutes that day.

It's often tough to get good pix while on a family vacation, but the Izaak Walton Inn perhaps offers an exception. Here between Red Bus tours and lake boat rides I found time for a morning trip o... (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.

An Alaska work train crosses Riley Creek Trestle just inside the boundaries of Denali National Park. Fall comes early in Alaska and the fall colors are at their peak around Denali.

The northbound empty rock train led by SD39 #4027 and GP50's #2512 and #2513 cross over the Big Sioux River and the falls for which this beautiful city is named. The photo is shot from the observ... (more)

My son and I enjoying fishing and rail fanning

CPR #2816 makes a scene reminiscent of a Nicholas Morant Photo passing Gap Lake through the magnificent Canadian Rockies.

To me at least...the monsoon season in the desert southwest, makes the summer season something to look forward to. Here just east of the downtown Kingman area, near its airport...you can see some ... (more)

4 am crew call for a move to San Pedro