The sun has yet to rise above distant mountains, as a westbound BNSF train on the Montana Rail Link drops down Winston Hill, just west of Winston, Montana, on a gorgeous early Fall morning.

For my 3000th RP Photo - The sun rises on another day as a southbound Amtrak train zips over the Susquehanna River behind an AEM-7.

While a few stray clouds roll across the sky, the moon shines over the Santa Fe searchlights displaying a clear indication for an eastbound on track two at Ancona. The trail of a shooting star is ... (more)

Going from single to double main at Mt. Carbon, a westbound long term detour baretable train, CSX Q139 charges under the disconnected C&O absolute at CP 'Mt. Carbon'. The new signals have had thei... (more)

SP 8656 West gives a roll-by to an opposing freight as a monsoon thunderstorm dissipates.

These CPL's protect the NS Sandusky District line crossing at Worthington with the CSXT Columbus Line Sub at CP 130 on the north side of Columbus. A southbound NS auto rack train is in the process... (more)

As this day comes to an end, these Autoracks await to be filled the next morning at Oak Island Yard.

The sun is just rising and some fog hangs close to the ground as a westbound CP freight train rumbles toward Belgrade, MN.

On a beautiful, clear evening in the heart of the Mojave Desert, a westbound Santa Fe pig train leaves Amboy in its wake and heads for the headlight of another train coming at it from the west.

It is 12:06 AM and the daily freight bound for Anchorage is just minutes away from Denali Park and the days sunshine doesn't have much longer either. Summer days in Alaska.

Large Peter Witt car 2424 sits idle at the Rockwood Station after bringing me back from the East end loop. The museum features a decent sized collection of small and large Peter Witt cars, the oth... (more)

Amongst a maze of catenary masts and overhead wires, a pair of class 34 GM diesels sit in Hercules yard at sunset, waiting for their next assignment.

A CSX work train sits as the MOW crew works to load the equipment. The crew however would not get finished before a thunderstorm forces them to stop working for the night.

A HLCX leased unit leads a coal train headed to the mine to load.