Montana Rail Link’s MLAUMIS passes Toston Dam in Lombard Canyon east of Toston, Montana, on June 28, 2016. EMD SD70ACes Nos. 4300 and 4403 power the Laurel to Missoula manifest freight.

The helpers back in to the pocket as the snow stops and the sun returns. The front of the coal train will back up to reattach the rear portion, then sit while two eastbound trains roll by. I'm not... (more)

The helpers have moved past the west switch of the pocket track and the crew member is about to throw the switch for the siding. The front part of the train is just beyond the helpers. A little sn... (more)

A westbound BNSF coal train rumbles along the Clark Fork between Noxon and Heron, Montana, on February 24, 2017.

ÖBB 1018.01 with an "Eilzug" from Linz Hbf to Selzthal on the Phyrnbahn.

A northbound empty coal train heads through Palmer Lake, CO on May 20, 2017, following a couple of snowy days.

The sun is setting into a western sky thick with clouds over Colorado’s jagged Continental Divide as a Union Pacific coal train drops downgrade at Crescent at 7:42 p.m. on May 14, 2017.

ÖBB 1116 189-0 with the pick-up freight from Kleinreifling to Selzthal.

Re 460 # 075 got a publicity paint scheme for "Léman 2030" and is pulling the Intercity 582 with IC2000 doubledeck cars from Chur to Basel, entering Landquart. "Léman 2030" ... (more)

The articulated lowfloor trainset RABe 526 # 801 with publicity paint scheme for jobs.ch, is running the S 12 service from Chur to Sargans, entering Landquart.

CP 8744 leads an eastbound train near Exshaw.

Located 20-miles north of Walsenburg, Colorado is the location of Lascar. Between Walsenburg and Pueblo, the Spanish Peaks Subdivision is double tracked and track warrant controlled with BNSF and ... (more)

U58 has just brought the leading ES44AC to the head end of U61's train, as they swap crews and prepare to leave Weller to head towards the Pokey main.

BNSF 5917 snuck by three other westbounds waiting at Helena depot and slows to a stop at Head Lane, west of Helena Jct., where it will add a quartet of MRL SD70ACe helpers for the ride up Mullan P... (more)