Old school meets new. BNSF 1603, an SD40-2 built in 1979 and still sporting its AT&SF paint, meets up with an ES44AC pumpkin in the Denver Yard

A SD70M and an ES44AC lead a westbound intermodal train in the last light of this great Spring day. A low sun angle means great shadows!

This photo was taken during the 2013 Railroad: Union Pacific
Locomotive: EMD SD70M
Location: The Dalles, Oregon, USA
Locomotive #: UP 4070
Train ID: I-DUSE
Photo Date: May 17, 2013

AT&SF 3751 at Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal for National Train Day 2013 - AT&SF 3751 and a Restored Railway Express Truck sit at LAUPT for National Train Day 2013. BNSF San Ber... (more)

PHL 40 at LAUPT - A shot of Pacific Harbor Lines #40 on exhibit at Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal for National Train Day 2013. Normally, a PHL engine would not be found at thi... (more)

UP 7328 leads a Northbound manifest through Seacliff, with two more GE's in trail.

Warm weather, plenty of rain, and some beautiful sunshine have really made the green of the foliage pop as the GLC ONTN starts to clear the north end of the yard limit as it makes its way north to... (more)

The lobby level of the recently refurbished King Street station in downtown Seattle. For years, this had to be one of ugliest big city train stations. If you knew where to look, you could find g... (more)

A detoured Manifest strolls up Jack London Square on a nice May afternoon.

Led by a great pumpkin, Coast Starlight 11 struts down the square with some unusual GE power on a crisp May morning.

The old and the new...here CBRY 303 (2nd) is passing GP9 #206. The 206 is ex NP 244 and has been sold to a shortline in Illinois.

This is the ex ICE 4204 nee SSW 7268 making its third revenue run after being placed into service on Monday May 20.

An eastbound rolls through Kingman canyon.

With crew aboard and air tests complete, UP 1995 departs West Colton eastbound leading the MWCNP-12 to North Platte, Nebraska on a warm Spring morning.

An ES44C4, C44-9W, and two SD60M's head an eastbound manifest train over the fill at West Towal. I wish those green 60M's were leading, but they were being moved dead. Notice the conductor's jazz ... (more)

With mainline dispatching woes hindering the flow of traffic on the Orin Sub, I found South Black Thunder Mine plugged with one load parked at MP 49.5 (the mainline junction), a pair of smoky SD70... (more)