Running about 7 hours behind it's normal time, the KG1LA storms across Las Vegas Blvd. on its way to LA. The reason for the trains tardiness can be seen in the ties lining the track: It was held f... (more)

High gas prices give me a good excuse to shoot some of the angles closer to Las Vegas that I was going to shoot "some day". Viewed from the top of the big cut at Sloan, the KG1LA makes an afternoo... (more)

As day turns to night, the CPLs at Willowtown shine bright.

As if you couldn't tell from all of Chase's shots taken here, Willowtown offers a lot for a photographer at night. With nightfall coming early during the short days of winter, I took the opportuni... (more)

As if preparing for a late night run across Cumbres Pass, the fireman carefully aligns the water spout so that 487 can top off her tender. Lighting provided by Lerro Productions.

About an hour after sunrise, 4 SD70Ms lug the ISCLB upgrade into Afton Canyon. Due to a track curfew, this was the only westbound to run in daylight.

The first day of July 2011 found this BNSF grain train rolling through the green hills of Lombard Canyon alongside a deceptive Missouri River. Although all looks well in this picture, downstream i... (more)

On Labor Day 2010, I spent an enjoyable if expensive day chasing Amtrak's California Zephyrs around Eastern Utah and Western Colorado. Here is #6 at Thompson on Labor Day morning.

Railfanning can be either feast or famine on the LA&SL. This fine Saturday morning, a fleet of four westbounds were marching out of Vegas. The second westbound was this MANWCX, which caught the ea... (more)

NN 93 blows off some steam in the engines house after a day of work. After a successful three days of operating for the Winter Spectacular photo charter, 93 will be put down for the night until th... (more)

In the sweet light of a late summer day, a BNSF stack train descends Mullan Pass crossing the Skyline Trestle. My elevated position allows for a contrasty shot where the colors of the train pop ag... (more)

A loaded Potash train with UP locomotives up front and CP ones in back rolls down the Snake River past the elevator at Sheffler. The elevator does not see rail service, but instead loads barges. T... (more)

An empty westbound coal train emerges from fog banks into the early morning sun as it prepares to enter Little Gore Canyon at Azure. Sometimes getting a memorable shot is as much luck as anything.... (more)

Without a doubt my most unexpected trip in 2011 was one to WV, where I found myself in unfamiliar territory with trees galore and trains headed by black locomotives. Maybe NS was trying to ease th... (more)

Fresh out of Grand Jct. and running a few minutes late, the westbound Zephyr makes track speed past the grain elevator at Fruita.