Santa Fe 5533 West storms past SP's yard late in the morning as it approaches the point where the Tehachapi grade starts in earnest.

One of the first eastbound trains on the Modoc Line after the SP/DRGW merger nears a crew change at Wendel, California.

Lake Railway 319 at the port of Morrow, Boardman, OR.

A Southern Pacific train crosses the diamonds at Colton.

As a large thunderstorm marches east, Montana Rail Link’s Bozeman turn passes the old wooden grain elevators still located at Reed Point, Montana, on the afternoon of July 2, 2019.

Midway between the apex of Horseshoe Curve and MG Interlocking, an SD45/SD40 helper duo lends a strong assist to symbol freight PG-3 as it climbs the mountain on No.3 track in McGinley's Curve. Th... (more)

A westbound freight that has dropped off most of its loads east of here rounds a curve into a cut between Christie and Collier on Franklin Canyon's west side.

Still in full Erie Lackawanna livery, EL 3632 and EL 3661 SDP45 were the Conrail helper set out of Coxton Yard, Duryea, PA. EL 3632 was one of two EL units painted in a US bi-centennial paint sche... (more)

On a mostly stormy afternoon, a small pocket of sunshine lights up Montana Rail Link’s Bozeman turn on the curve along the Yellowstone River leaving Columbus, Montana. MRL SD45 No. 355 and SD40-... (more)

Three SD45s await their next assignment at the engine facility in Auburn.

The Livingston Local no longer works out of its namesake, with all major Gallatin Valley customers located in Bozeman or west, the job now is based out of there. Last winter however, with power fa... (more)

Montana Rail Link’s LM (Laurel to Missoula freight) climbs Bozeman Pass east of Muir, Montana. Eight EMD SD45/SD45-2 locomotives racking up an impressive 28,800 horsepower pulls the train. A set... (more)

The final train of the season to Two Harbors returns to Duluth behind Hustle Muscle as sun fights with clouds. The passengers on the sold-out North Shore Scenic Railroad train enjoyed a nice sampl... (more)

A westbound Erie Lackawanna freight behind an SD45/SDP45 lashup prepares to depart Port Jervis, NY, for a run up the Delaware Valley. The EL bought a batch of SDP45s minus passenger steam boilers ... (more)

As a Santa Fe intermodal train races west on the main line, the helper set, led by Cotton Belt 9355, slowly heads west down the helper spur. On the middle track is SP 9355, which is starting to p... (more)