The C&TS regularly scheduled passenger train has just passed the charter photo freight at Los Pinos on a beautiful fall afternoon.

On a rather hot summer day a Utah Railway local rolls by Grant tower area in Salt Lake City with an ex-Rio Grande GP35 leading the way. In the background is what looks like the state capital build... (more)

The southbound Denali Star crosses a small stream during the height of fall colors. On this particular day the passengers were able to enjoy fantastic views the entire day, which isn't always the ... (more)

A loaded coal train higs the shore of Upper Trail Lake near Crown Point, Alaska. This has been a banner year for coal in Alaska.

While not the Rio Grande it is certainly nice to see the color orange roll across Rio Grande's Dotsero Cutoff now property of the Union Pacific. A BNSF trackage rights train possible a Denver-Prov... (more)

After meeting an M train at Azure this train will have nothing but green signals to Phippsburg on the Craig Branch.

It was a nice treat to catch three SD40-2s switching the mill at Skookumchuck on my recent trip to Canada. Before I left Alaska I had hoped that I would be able to catch these in action and was fo... (more)

Alaska Railroad SD70MAC 4318 leads a 7,000' container train bound for the barge in Whittier on a beautiful spring day along Turnagain Arm.

A slightly different perspective of the Santa Fe Bridge at Larkspur, CO.

In another view from the Bird Point area we see another coal train approximately a week later. The down turn in coal will really have an impact on the Alaska RR, as if we needed another, as these ... (more)

The state of Alaska has plenty of water and shoreline and the Alaska Railroad has no shortage of either as well. A train off the barge in Whittier, all 7811' of it trundles along the shoreline at ... (more)

One of my favorite trains exits tunnel one on the Moffat Route en-route to Winter Park.

After meeting a couple of southbound coal loads and a red signal at the top of the hill this BNSF is on the move north.

Some classic railroading. Manned helpers provide the assist to a coal train for the climb over the Palmer Divide. Once a common sight on the Jointline, and still occurring occasionally I here, bu... (more)

In glorious evening light a southbound BNSF freight passes a ballast train in the siding at Spruce. Spring time in Colorado is a great time to get trackside and enjoy the fine show of railroading ... (more)