"Where The Magic Happens." Inside the Seashore Trolley Museum restoration shop on a rainy spring day finds trolley car 4175 under restoration along with the vintage tools that make the preservatio... (more)

Its a long and tough walk to Waumbek Tank, one not likely made by most railfans, but a worth while one at that, if only for the expernce to see steam powered trains meet on a mountain grade. Mt Wa... (more)

Mountain Climber: Smoke overtakes an upbound Mt Washington Cog train as it pulls up the side of the tallest peak in the east at 6288' in June 2008. Scenes like this could become rare as sitting in... (more)

Birthmarks of LaGrange: While the railroads of New England, particularly Guilford Rail System, enter a whirlwind of change somethings remain true to tradition. An example being the GP7s and 9s ope... (more)

Summer In The Lakes Region - Summer is a wonderful time to be in the Lakes Region of central Maine. From water sports on the lakes, endless hiking and camping in the Kennebec Highlands and even a ... (more)

A westbound BNSF coal train waits at the siding in Frenchtown, Montana for the MRL Gas Local on May 10, 2008. While snow remains on the mountains, the greens of spring are slowly returning.

Just a stones throw from the University of Montana campus in Missoula, is this fine view overlooking Hellgate Canyon and the Montana Rail Link main line as it enters town. Here a westbound BNSF co... (more)

Wild West: Sometimes when waiting for a train you'll shoot anything. That was the case on the afternoon of March 30, 2008 at Schilling, MT. An Montana Rail Link crossing sign is clearly located in... (more)

A westbound loaded BNSF coal train passes through the cuts at Schilling, Montana with SD70MAC 8839 positioned on the rear as a DPU, kicking off the final day of railfanning on my Spring Break vaca... (more)

Patience Rewarded: The weather in western Montana on Thursday, March 27 was less then perfect to say the least. Waking up before dawn to shoot Montana Rail Link’s Polson local, found fresh snow ... (more)

Now with a fresh crew and clear skies Kansas City Southern 4700, in the classic 'Southern Belle' livery, storms west into the sunset at Frenchtown, Montana on March 26, 2008. A wonderful finish to... (more)

'Southern Style': BNSF brings a little 'Southern Style' to Montana Rail Link, in the form of Kansas City Southern 4700 leading a BNSF mixed freight on March 26, 2008. While the photographer was ab... (more)

A Touch of Class: A few decades ago, a railfan standing trackside likely wouldn't even have lifted the camera to capture an image like this - a caboose on the tail end of a train. But for a railfa... (more)

Short Train: While a few years ago MRL's Bonner local would have been a dozen or so cars, today there are only three trailing behind the power. Traffic from the locals largest costomer, Stimson Lu... (more)

60 Days Notice: An old switch lock secures the gate to the Bonner, Montana lumber mill owned by Stimson Lumber Co. and servered by Montana Rail Link. Last week, Stimson gave its employees 60 days ... (more)