Looking much like one of the great streamliners of the early 1950's when almost everyone road trains, a 21 car VIA Canadian heads east from Jasper. I like this image because it clearly shows the t... (more)

In the early morning twilight the first "up" train of empties meets the first "down" train of logs at Camp 8. Another one of those old faded Anscochromes brought back to life by Photoshop.

"Big Boy" 4014 slowly passes Wahsatch, Utah, heading west on the block of a long stack train ahead. Wahsatch is the top of the grade between Evanston and Ogden, and I understand these engines wer... (more)

The daily "pasajero" from Puerto Barrios to Guatemala City pauses for lunch at Zacapa. This was once an express train complete with parlor car service, and the lunch room at the Hotel Ferrocarril ... (more)

A train of logs arrives into Tuolumne during the West Side Lumber Company railroad's last year of operation.

The eastbound Overland Mail stops at Montello, Nevada back in the days when the railroads had a mail contract and long mail and express trains like this were common. In addition to handling the m... (more)

A southbound BCRail train crosses the Fraser River just north of Lillooet.

Winter morning on the Sumpter. A Lerro charter, and as usual he got us up way earlier than we wanted to get up, but it was worth it.

The 4449 with the New Orleans Worlds Fair Daylight departs San Francisco on the original route of the Coast Daylights for which it was built. Note in the background the "little boxes on the hillsi... (more)

A Steam Specials charter on the Cumbres & Toltec does a pretty good job of recreating a long westbound DRGW freight snaking its way up the winding route up the canyon of the Rio de Los Pinos to Cu... (more)

The most remarkable thing about this photograph is that it was taken only two weeks ago. The last "heritage" Budd stainless steel dome equipped "streamliner" approaches Capreol during the final a... (more)

The D&S Valentine's Special was run the day before Valentine's Day since the Winter Photographers Special was scheduled for Sunday. Judging from the number of red cars, the proportion of passenge... (more)

Climbing JingPeng pass. Probably my last photo of true mainline steam in action. Too bad the steam leaks obscure the second engine! SiMingYi viaduct in background.

A work train heads west early in the morning to clear snow on the route to Cumbres. This was a two day charter by the Friends of the Cumbres and Toltec.

In nice light and cool morning air, the Independence Limited crosses above Bramwell, WV enroute from Bluefield, WV to Portsmouth, OH.