Empty coal breezes down grade and into Hawley behind a luminous SD75I. That red and silver looks great when contrasted with the post-winter landscape of western Minnesota. Learn more at more)

A lone SD9043MAC fronts this westbound manifest while another one is pushing on the rear. This train is running wrong main due to track work on Main 1.

And old red and silver Dash 9 along with a re-painted SD75M lead a grain train south out of Palmer Lake.

A winged and flagged UP leader leads this northbound grain empty through the Greenland Open Space under the looming eye of Pikes Peak.

Coal empties sail into Larkspur northbound behind an exceptionally bright GEVO. Something I haven't noticed before is the yellow first step on the nose. I wonder if that's a recent addition for ... (more)

The Pikes Peak Local works south through Greenland on Main 1. That's Rattlesnake Butte in the background, or if you're in the Powered Flight Program at the Air Force Academy, it's the target at t... (more)

The Coastal Classic pops into view as it nears Portage on its run north from Seward to Anchorage. The tracks diverged away from any road system some 33 miles ago in Moose Pass, and this is the fi... (more)

A freight train bound for Whittier pops out of the 5,050'-long Portage Tunnel and into Bear Valley behind a classic black and yellow GP40-2. As an interesting note to this photo, take a look at t... (more)

A couple of old and rotting (paint-wise, anyway) ex-Sante Fe GE's are fronting a high priority TOFC train west out of Minnesota and into North Dakota across this former NP structure. I hope that ... (more)

An empty unit sulfur train is sucker holin' it just south of Larkspur with coal power on the point.

ARR 4318 leads the Coastal Classic north toward Anchorage after spending the day in Seward. The train is seen here just north of Brookman.

This old grain silo sees this sight at least five times a week as HE 8170 brings wallboard east to Altus for interchange with the BNSF.

Strange bedfellows: a GP30 and an SD70MAC head north on the Glasston Sub, possibly heading to Drayton to pick up a grain train. Pretty strange seeing this power paired together...

Coal empties fly south on the Hillsboro Sub after the M-DILGFD cleared its warrant. Won't be too much longer before corn is blocking this shot. On the upside though, perhaps that corn will be us... (more)

ARR 3009 leads the Glacier Discovery around the curve just north of the Rainbow siding.