Near sunset, UP coal empties meet an eastbound BNSF coal load near the summit of Logan Hill. If you look carefully in the distance beyond the two trains, you can make out another descending the s... (more)

In August of 1972, a BN transfer run heads for the bridge over the Columbia River into Portland, OR. The train is departing BN's Vancouver Yard with four ex-SP&S Alco RS3s for power.

UP SD40-2 No. 3660 leads an eastbound manifest out of tunnel 18 and up the steep grade of Two Track on the Donner Pass line. Note that both One and Two Track are jointed rail when this photo was t... (more)

In January 1997, Amtrak train No. 35 approaches UP's concrete bridge over the Mojave River. The passenger train from Chicago rocks through a crossover as it comes up out of the yard and onto the b... (more)

On a beautiful mid-day in March 1974, a big crowd is on hand at the Stockton Amtrak Depot to witness the inaugural run of San Joaquin service. Amtrak 417 West, train No. 710, is the first regularl... (more)

On a beautiful afternoon the in the High Sierras, Amtrak No. roars uphill a little west of Shed 10. On the point as lead helper is Rio Grande GP60 No. 3156. The Rio Grande unit will stay on the tr... (more)

On a quiet afternoon, a big Milwaukee Road Little Joe sits without a sound in the locomotive shad at Avery. Note the line connected to one of the big electric's hoses.

In extremely thick and frigid fog, the caboose of a Santa Fe westbound disappears with the rest of its train into the mist at Cable Crossover. The photographer is unsure if such thick fog is a com... (more)

A very long UP manifest headed east up the grade to Estrella runs through the siding at Shawmut, AZ. The alignment the train is using is the original right of way built by Southern Pacific when it... (more)

In Jun of 1972, EMD locomotive test car ET 800 sits near the engine facility in SP's Roseville Yard. The test car was involved in work EMD did for SP in developing the tunnel motor design and othe... (more)

Having conquered the steep grade on Tehachapi's eastern slope, Santa Fe 815 West has got a roll on as she roars through Monolith, CA, at sunset.

CSX 7671 South zig-zags its way though switches as it enters the railroad's intermodal terminal at Queensgate Yard in Cincinnati. This hot= was taken from the Western Hills Viaduct on a clear but ... (more)

NS SD38-2 No. 6193 and slug No. 850 work the hump at DeButts Yard. 6193 is remote-contolled. For a time, NS closed the hum, but within the last month has reopened it. This is in sharp contrast to ... (more)

A worker climbs the "front" steps of venerable old high hood SD40-2 No. 3213 to give her an inspection. The locomotive is parked south of the NS shops.

In hazy afternoon sunshine, NS 9476 South creeps across the enormous Cincinnati Southern Bridge into Kentucky