The full expanse of the Forth Bridges (rail and road) at the end of a spectacular autumn day. The concentrations of bright lights beyond the roadway bridge are construction sites for the new road... (more)

It wouldn't be a proper visit to the coast of Scotland without some rain. I got thoroughly drenched the last full day we were in the West Highlands standing on a few different hillsides waiting f... (more)

The absolutely unmistakable form of the Forth Bridge towers over the Firth of Forth, silhouetted by the twilit sky and lit from below and within by spotlights. This bridge didn't take shape by me... (more)

A spectacular sunset silhouettes a First ScotRail DMU gliding high above the Firth of Forth at South Queensferry, Scotland. The first few days of my honeymoon visit to Scotland were marked with l... (more)

What happens when immovable objects meet immutable forces? Wild landscapes form, such as this one at the head of Loch nan Uamh where the surging waters of the Atlantic Ocean have spent eons wagin... (more)

This strange creature parked at Bord na Mona's Blackwater Works was once a Massey-Ferguson 135 tractor, converted by the railroad's shop forces into a rail-mounted utility vehicle. Bits of ingenu... (more)

In the last minutes before sunset, a westbound Sprinter service from Glasgow scurries along the rugged shore of Glasnacardoch Bay as it nears its ultimate destination, the fishing town of Mallaig.... (more)

A chilly autumn morning made for a spectacular show as "Black 5" No. 45407 charged across Glenfinnan Viaduct with the daily Jacobite steam train from Fort William to Mallaig. Deep in Glen ... (more)

Like a scene from a storybook: "Black 5" No. 45407, named The Lancashire Fusilier, briefly pops out into daylight between the short Leachabhuidh Tunnels on a typically dreary day in ... (more)

This photo encapsulates how temporary loading tracks are laid in the bog: First, the mound of dried peat at left is notched by a bulldozer to create a (somewhat) level path that acts as roadbed. ... (more)

A proud man and his machine: The driver of haul locomotive LM409 poses in the cab door for a photo somewhere in the Bloomhill bogs of Co. Offaly. The 3-foot-gauge track under the loco is temporar... (more)

The incipient sunrise turns clouds on the horizon pink as an empty rake departs West Offaly Power Station, crossing the River Shannon on its way to a peat bog in either Co. Galway or Roscommon. F... (more)

Surplus: Rust streaks adorn the flank of Amtrak 2131, one of power cars on the only RTL-II Turboliner set in existence, which for years has been slowly crumbling behind the former Super St... (more)

IVT mechanic Charlie Cerar makes literal use of the phase "measuring stick" to determine how full the 18-gallon gas tank is on car No. 519's power cart. Since Issaquah does not have an overhead t... (more)

The simple yet striking paint scheme adorning the trio of Savatrans ES44ACs complements a typical Midwestern scene. This coal train had recently finished loading at Sugar Camp Mine and was trundl... (more)