A lengthy westbound manifest train passes through soybean fields in the Mississippi River floodplain. I don't think the picture can portray just how hot, humid and generally unpleasant it was ou... (more)

An eastbound manifest drops down from Marias Pass at Bison, Montana. It was a day where it was raining and haling with bright sunshine and high wind warnings all at the same time. I was wearing ... (more)

A rare break in the clouds allowed a good view an eastbound manifest in front of Calf Robe mountain and the southern exposure of Glacier National Park.

The Amtrak Empire Builder rolls out onto the plains at Browning after crossing the Rockies at Marias Pass.

The Canadian National GT heritage unit leads a scrap train east at Old Monroe, Missouri.

A massive consist of BNSF locomotives crosses the Two Medicine River bridge outside of East Glacier Park Village, Montana. Weather-wise, the day was phenomenal, with a mix of sun, rain and high w... (more)

On another day with high wind warnings, I was able to capture a view of a train passing through some of the snow sheds along the southern border of Glacier National Park.

A stack train heading west towards the Marias Pass Summit, which has an elevation of 5213 feet.

A westbound auto-rack train crossing the Java bridge over the Middle Fork of the Flathead River.

First light on an eastbound stack train at Bison, Montana.

An eastbound manifest on main track 1 exiting one of the snow sheds near Nimrod.

A westbound stack train on the BNSF Hi-Line passes through a tunnel above the Flathead River. You really can't hear the trains at this location, so a practice run was required to get the timing r... (more)

A high priority eastbound train makes its way across Cutbank Creek on the BNSF Hi-Line. There was a high wind warning this day. Of course, the first thing I did was launch my drone...

A high priority stack train moves east across the Two Medicine River at East Glacier Park Village with Glacier National Park as a backdrop. It was raining, hailing and sunny on this dramatic day.

An auto rack train moving west along the Middle Fork of the Flathead River. It's interesting to look at past photos of this location from the early 2000's where the trees are smaller and you can ... (more)