On February 7, 2006, a freight powered by Union Pacific 2-8-0 No. 618 approaches Snake Creek at Charleston, Utah, on a photo freight operated by Heber Valley Railroad.

Captured in the blink of an eye, Acela Express #2012 flies through Princeton Junction station at 9:49 PM towards New York City, the last scheduled Acela of the night.

Princeton Junction, seen ... (more)

A relief crew arrives by van to take these pellet loads back to Proctor, MN while a T-Bird train inches up along side to illuminate the train so the new crew can release the handbrakes before take... (more)

Help Wanted: A BNSF helper set shoves on the rear end of an eastbound manifest freight heading up the western slope of Marias Pass. The train is seen here, crossing the Goat Lick Trestle ne... (more)

Round the loop! A southbound BNSF intermodal train rounds the world-famous Tehachapi Loop.

An eastbound BNSF coal train departs Laurel, Montana, at 5:45 p.m. on the eve of January 27, 2013. Snow has been falling for a while, blanketing the scene with cast that can only happen during win... (more)

Running along the Turnagain Arm between Anchorage and Portage, an Alaska RR coal train from Healy to Seward continues its journey south on a chilly March morning.

Perhaps my greatest chase of 611 was a little publicized trip carring school children. Few chasers, beautiful weather as the train heads heels into a curve a few miles east of Bluefield. Other t... (more)

A Great Blue Heron, a bovine, and another species of waterfowl, go about their business as Montana Rail Link's Polson Local heads north past a nice little pond just north of Charlo, Montana. That'... (more)

CN C40-8W 2138 and GTW SD40-3 5942 kick up some fresh snow as they speed towards Jasper with a small 4 car train.

If not my favorite image of N&W 611, this is one of my best memories of witnessing this grand machine in action. And, it was pure serendipity. A group of us had decided to railfan the “Pokey” arou... (more)

After a morning snowfall coating most everything with a magical layer of white stuff, Norfolk Southern's Pennsylvania heritage motor shoves hard on the rear of a heavy eastbound loaded coal drag, ... (more)

A look inside one of CSXT's newest AHs, the 3066. Taken with permission using the light painting technique.