On likely the first run to the west coast, brand-new Union Pacific SD70ACe No. 8714 leads a train through Bloomer cut between Newcastle and Auburn, California, on March 8, 2012. Unfortunately, the... (more)

A westbound ballast train exits Bloomer Cut between Newcastle and Auburn, California, on March 8, 2012. The steep, pebbled walls of this historic cut were blasted through in 1864 in the constructi... (more)

A pair of EMD SD70s lead a UP autorack train westward out of La Plata Missouri.

NS train 134 crosses the Yadkin River near Spencer, NC, led by the Wabash heritage unit, SD70ACe #1070. Photo by Casey Thomason. For more information, visit more)

Norfolk Southern, NS 1083 SD70ACe Princeton Indiana Alliance coal loop May 14, 2013

UP's Operation Life Saver special departs downtown Chicago for the third time today this time headed for Union,IL. and IRM.

A shiny new horse gallops eastbound through Elliston, Va., on the point of No. 38Q, as late afternoon sun glistens off the side of the freshly painted locomotive.

NS train number M87 glides across the former Central of Georgia overpass in downtown Childersburg, Alabama, while loaded coal train Q4K passes underneath headed for the power plant at Wilsonville.... (more)

NS 754 creeps into Madison nearing the last light of the day.

Sitting on a hard dolomite knob just below Arnolds Loop I could intermittently hear this eastbound MRVRO coming down the 1% grade of Silver Zone Pass as it went into and then out of the many deep ... (more)

The NS 1069 Virginian rolls south on the pumpkin vine at Stoneville in route to Belews Creek Steam Station.

This is the helper consist for photo: 1158933 http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=439010&nseq=45 The head-end of the train is wrapped around the upper horseshoe at Austin...Mullan ... (more)

After dropping their train at the north end of the Valleyfield subdivision, CN 326 heads to the Coteau West yard to lift some cars before continuing to Montréal.