At dawn, a manned helper set of SD40E's pops out of the New Portage Tunnel and heads down "The Slide" on the journey back to Altoona to help another train up the mountain. This is the steepest gra... (more)

Greg Klingler greets 9824 with the Holiday Train in tow with a wave as it crosses over a portion of the Hudson River onto Rogers Island in Fort Edward southbound at 04:32.

300 meter long test train with 4 RABe 526 "Flirt" articulated lowfloor trainsets of the Südostbahn is crossing the 97 meter high Sitter viaduct near St.Gallen.

Sections of the temporary panel track used to move the 4014 closer to the mainline are seen being disassembled here in preparation for re-assembly at the rear of the locomotive. After many hours ... (more)

Osier after dark. Free of the light pollution from modern civilization, the heavens above put on a spellbinding display over the old D&RGW water tank in Osier, Colorado. Backlighting by God... (more)

Just before sunup in frosty downtown Keystone, W.Va., NS's Interstate heritage unit shoves train No. 776 up Elkhorn Grade, with locomotives in notch-8, awakening the sleeping mining community on a... (more)

The beautiful Montana countryside is bathed in full moon light as an eastbound BNSF coal train streaks its way through Lombard Canyon and along the Missouri River on Montana Rail Link's 2nd Subdiv... (more)

On a cool, crisp October 2, 2013, an eastbound BNSF coal train passes Frog Pond west of Trout Creek, Montana. A campfire is finally showing some life after a pretty wet week in the Pacific Northwe... (more)

Unsure of how long they will see another setting sun as it appears these last 2 remaining units still proudly wearing their fallen flag name sit off in a siding by an abandoned grain elevator in A... (more)

Yard Master takes time out to talk to a local and his boy who were watching the crew of Western Maryland 2-8-0 # 734 finish their switching. This action made Possible by Pete Lerro during a night... (more)

The number 7 subway escapes Manhattan with a load of commuters leaving the Empire State, the Chrysler and the Citibank buildings behind.

Built in 1910 by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad is this four arch stone viaduct over the mouth of the Cacapon River near Great Cacapon, WV. Originally built for the then triple track B&O, CSX sti... (more)

Canadian National train No. 102 glides along the shore of Jasper Lake west of Devona, Alberta, in scenic Jasper National Park on July 16, 2013. A location known as Windy Point is just to the left ... (more)

It's a starry night on the busy ex-N&W Pocahontas mainline as helpers sit patiently at Maybeury, W.Va., as a eastbound permeates the nighttime air while silhouetting the signals and foreground loc... (more)