Following movie work in Southern California, SP 4449 makes a high speed run north through California's Central Valley. The Road Foreman would appreciate the economy haze, and that traditional SP ... (more)

DRGW 315 and its freight train heads north at the high bridge south of Tacoma during Railfest.

The CZ heads west from Winter Park

On its last day in service SP 9 heads south to Keeler from Owenyo on the Southern Pacific's narrow gauge Owens Valley line. SP 9 was handling the chores while SP 1, a GE 70-tonner was at Bakersfi... (more)

Meter gauge Baldwin 2-10-4 No. 305 hauls a load of coal toward Tubarao. The Teresa Cristina had identical engines built by Alco.

During a brief water stop at Palin during a charter on the Ferrocarriles de Guatemala (ex-IRCA) we discovered the section foreman had left one of these wonderful contraptions parked at the station... (more)

This was originally going to be a telephoto shot, and then I realized how glorious the bigger scenic panorama was and quickly switched to wide angle. The boxcars look a little scruffy because we ... (more)

A fresh snow covers the San Luis Valley as this DRGW ng. freight heads south from Alamosa on the three rail branch to Antonito. At Antonito the helper will be cut into the train for the climb to ... (more)

Westbound at Green River, Wyoming. This was one of the third generation of UP gas turbines, and the only one I can remember seeing. Note the SD24B behind it, also rare! In the background is Gre... (more)

Saturday's sunrise shot didn't provide a lot of sun but it did provide some dramatic cloud effects. Thanks to the folks who voted for the PCA, and thanks to SRI, Historic Transport Preservation, ... (more)

David outlives Goliath. This rather decrepit little 0-6-0 outlasted the Big Boys and Challengers. Former UP 4455 hauled limestone for the Monolith Portland Cement Company plant near Laramie unti... (more)

A westbound freight starts its long slow climb to 10,000-foot Cumbres pass on a cold December day. This train had been preceeded by a flanger and spreader train to clear the way.

I call this stretch of railroad California's hidden coast. For about 50 miles, except for the railroad itself and the station at Surf, it is isolated from public access by mountains, Vandenberg A... (more)

The 473 switches an inbound train at the east end of the Durango yard. The boxcars were probably empties that would be spotted at the lumber mill for loading. Note the 473 is equipped with footb... (more)

Durango had a classic small railroad terminal. Then the Colorado highway department decided they needed the industrial area in the background and the yard area in the foreground for new highway c... (more)