The sun has set below the horizon on the eastern slope of the Arizona Divide as an eastbound BNSF manifest snakes through the S-curve at Cosnino, Ariz.

On September 29th, a day before the last day on Clark's Gap, myself and several friends climbed the hill to witness the last loaded coal train climb the 2.2% grade at Garwood. The wait was longer ... (more)

Union Pacific AC4400CW No. 7274 leads two SD70M's on the MNYGJ 27 (North Yard - Denver, Colorado to Grand Junction, Colorado manifest) up the 2-percent grade between Eisele and Plainview in Coal C... (more)

As a heavy 10,000 foot stack train struggles up the Arizona Divide on main track #1, a hot Willow Springs, IL to San Bernardino, CA UPS train races up main track #2 to run round the slower train. ... (more)

The Super Moon Eclipse begins to rise over the Colorado Plateau as a heavy Los Angeles Harbor bound stack train slowly climbs the 1.5% grade at Angell.

"BENTONVILLE NIGHTS"
The stillness in the middle of the night is deafening along the floor of the famous Shenandoah Valley. The roar of bugs chirping or local wildlife calling out can ... (more)

With a glorious sunset filling the sky, loaded oil can 562 accelerates east after getting the signal at Blackbird. Taken while off duty, wearing full PPE.

The eastbound "Cardinal" arriving Manassas at sunset

NS Train 187 heads West as they exit the Coosa Tunnel in Vandiver, AL. On a winter evening. You can see ice falling off the rocks & on to the tracks

"SHADOW OF A DOUBT"
The closed Musselman plant stands tall trackside in Inwood, WV on the former Cumberland Valley Railroad as the night switcher crew of the W&W returns from... (more)

Heading north, just into Fort Montgomery tunnel.

A loaded coke train, bound for Kentucky, rumbles east on the Adams Sub during a sunset that is heavily influenced by recent Canadian wildfires.

The fireworks are over, and the crowd has dissipated with all but a couple left who are still standing on the bridge as this manifest rolls out of the smoke of a few smaller firecrackers set of in... (more)

The westbound Wolverine rolls by the position lights at CP 506 on the approach for a quick stop at Hammond - Whiting.

Interrupting the nighttime silence, coal loads silhouette an odd signal arrangement at E.E. Louisa, consisting of a C&O cantilever signal protecting the mainline, and a newer signal protecting the... (more)