After heavy thunderstorms, electric locomotive Da #888 of the Swedish State Railways SJ (Statens Järnvägar) is pulling a special "dinner train" bound for Kiruna. On the occasion of the... (more)

Westbound Roberts Bank loads from the Powder River Basin grind up the east slope of Bozeman Pass just west of Livingston under stormy skies.

Severe Weather Iron Ridge. A westbound oil load climbs around the 10 degree curve at Iron Ridge surrounded by Severe Thunderstorms. The wet rail is not helping this 4 powered axle Tier IV... (more)

Storm clouds at Roggen, Colorado create the perfect rainbow backdrop for BNSF 5942 (ES44AC) heading east into the storm.

For a few days the usual SD70 pair for the gas local was broken up as #4408 was taken offline and replaced with #253, an SD40. This was a rare opportunity to see a conventional cab leader back on ... (more)

Before the rain

A BNSF coal train climbs the east slope of MRL's Bozeman Pass during a wet summer snowstorm

Train C17 rounds the bend into Brant, AB with CP 9010 in the lead; the thundershowers in Calgary being left behind as the train speeds south.

Through a thundery downpour, FEC 105 hustles south.

In the rain at Old Saybrook, Acela Express train 2160 heads for Boston.

Amid a bitter winter storm, the first Boonton Line westbound of the day arrives at Mountain Lakes. The train has extra power on this day in the form of NJT 4102 (ex-CNJ 3675) which is on the rear ... (more)

Running through the snow.

Slogging along the CN Missabe Sub as darkness sets in and snow is falling.

KCS B-KCLR has just stopped in the small town of Ashdown, Arkansas, to let a few people off, and is now floating along at 60mph leaving town. The combined KCS and CP business train was in the midd... (more)

KCS 1 Rich Mountain, Arkansas. We are deep in the Ouachita Mountain range as KCS 1, and the combination CPKC business train roar up the famed Rich Mountain grade on a moody morning. The southbo... (more)