The Rio Grande Lives! The UP Colorado Springs Local works its way east under the ever-present eye of Pikes Peak on the ex-Rock Island main with four loaded centerbeam cars bound for a loca... (more)

ARR 4015 brings up the rear of a southbound coal train as it glides over Upper Trail Lake in Moose Pass, AK. This train was running SD70MACs 3x3 totaling 24,300 horsepower.

This pretty sharp-looking steam engine was sitting next to the turntable in downtown Grapevine. Not sure of the story behind this unit...

A pair of veteran ex-Santa Fe Warbonnets (along with a hidden H2 Dash 9) leads a short but heavy concrete train north into Palmer Lake. Nice to catch these SD75Ms leading trains again!

BNSF 8260 finally gets under way after the West Lead, seen on the right, cleared its warrant after spotting cars at Henningsen Cold Storage just south of F.O. Switch. A third train, M-MINSUP is w... (more)

A rare daylight appearance by the Empire Builder in Grand Forks, it's seen here steaming south headed for Fargo about 9 and a half hours late.

An over-under study on grain transportation as Erskine grain empties come into the yard off the Hillsboro Sub while a twin-trailer rig flies overhead at 75mph on I-29 northbound.

After backing off the wye at Portage, ARR 4324 leads a Princess Cruises train north toward Anchorage. On Saturdays when the cruise trains are running, Portage seemingly generates trains out of th... (more)

Learn more at Alaska Railfanning. The northbound Glacier Discovery works through the picturesque sce... (more)

After running an hour and a half beyond the sight of human eyes, ARR 4327 reappears to civilization as it crosses Upper Trail Lake in the town of Moose Pass. This train is bound for the port at S... (more)

ARR 4011 and five sister MACs lead a long string of empty coal hoppers down the mainline in Anchorage. If you're a fan of EMD and tons of power, you gotta love these coal trains on the Alaska Rai... (more)

The daily southbound Denali Star is running right on time as it leans into the curve at the exit of Elmendorf AFB. On the mountain top in the background is the remnant of Nike Site Summit, a Cold... (more)

The 5-days-a-week Anchorage-to-Fairbanks freight with ARR 4009 is seen crossing the Matanuska River on its evening run on a gorgeous spring evening.

Fresh from the paint booth, ARR 3012 sits in front of the diesel shop in the yard in Anchorage. 3012 is the first unit to be painted locally in quite some time, and, sadly, she was the last GP40 ... (more)

Downtown Fargo with the Amtrak station on the right, sharing the building with the clock tower. You can see the signs of construction which will soon have this area a Horn Free zone. Thrid time ... (more)