The Jointline was hopping on this Sunday as 2 SB, a coal load and a manifest wait on 4 Nortbounds at Spruce after a down pour.

At the end of a successful day of photgraphy and minutes from both sunset and our hotel room the Rio Grande sends one more freight east to end the day.

DRGW 5377 and three sisters are almost to the junction at Mounds with, what was then a M-S operation, the dirt train. This was fantastic place to catch the remaining Rio Grande power in action. Oh... (more)

With all of the recent photos of 4449 I thought I would toss in a picture of the last time I saw 4449. Seen here crossing Trout Lake on the MRL. A few minutes before the train arrived a boater cre... (more)

Another westbound manifest with a great consist. Get rid of the beater SP SD40 and we would have real winner. I thought I would try my hand at scanning some old Kodachromes.

Rio Grande's Tennessee Pass was a fantastic place to railfan and one of the reasons I moved to Colorado. While I would much rather have the Rio Grande leading the consist was neat with a GP60-SD45... (more)

Shot through the old cattle loading pen along main two at Greenland, CO is the rear DPU of a BNSF coal train slugging it up the grade to Palmer Lake.

The lighting is often fantastic after a storm and today is no exception. While there were no moving trains in the area. Recently repainted Rio Grande Caboose 01513 made a good subject to contrast ... (more)

The southbound Denali Star heads into the cut just north of Reves siding. To the left is what looks to be the former mainline before a recent realignment. The end of the run from Fairbanks to Anch... (more)

On what was a dark and dreary day Alaska Railroad's second gravel train of the day crests the grade at Reves MP 128 on the trip from gravel pit to South Anchorage.

Alaska Railroad's southbound Denali Star crosses the Talkeetna Spur Road in Talkeetna while the elusive Mt. McKinley makes an appearance

Alaska Railroad GP40-2 3014 is about to enter Portage Tunnel with a freight headed for the Rail Marine Barge at Whittier. Along side the railroad is Portage River often filled with glacial ice thi... (more)

Alaska Railroad SD70MAC brings up the rear of a cruise train headed from Ted Stevens International Airport in Anchorage to the cruise train docks in Seward. The passengers on this trip are afforde... (more)

Alaska has many fine back drops in which to photograph the railroad at work. Here a ballast train winds its way north towards Anchorage after spending the day spreading ballast.

Alaska Railroad GP40-2 3012 and sister 3001 haul a ballast train along Turnagain Arm near Portage, Alaska. If you look closely you can see the crew members riding in the open top hoppers to the ne... (more)