At the very end of a glorious summer day, a trio of Deseret Power Railway's operating E60Cs easily handle 44 coal loads amongst the curiously-shaped and -colored dune formations in Coyote Basin. ... (more)

Grinding up the 2.2% grade of Mullan Pass, Roberts Bank-bound coal loads pass the foreshortened Skyline siding and curl across Austin Trestle on a glorious summer afternoon. Visible just before t... (more)

I think I can, I think I can... Detouring over MRL following the closure of BNSF's ex-GN mainline due to flooding at Minot, an eastbound stack train grinds up the last few thousand feet to ... (more)

Dwarfed by mountains that resemble a massive pile of sugar-coated pastries -- Dunkin' Donuts Munchkins, anyone? -- hotshot Z-SSECHC6-19A shatters the mid-day quiet in Skykomish. At left is parked... (more)

"Back ten to a hook." Joe, outfitted with the essential railroader accessories of steel-toe boots, switch keys, radio and lit cigarette, informs the engineer that it's safe to shove toward ... (more)

W&I's official watch dog, Molly, stands guard under the parked power at Marshall Yard, doing her best to disrupt the activities of a couple photographers. Photo taken from railroad property wi... (more)

Is there anything more picturesque than an aptly-named Surfliner cruising along the Pacific coast at the edge of the continent?

The absolutely unmistakable form of the Forth Bridge towers over the Firth of Forth, silhouetted by the twilit sky and lit from below and within by spotlights. This bridge didn't take shape by me... (more)

When BNSF Chairman, President and CEO Matt Rose decides it's time to tour his railroad, he does so in style. On a spectacular spring afternoon in the foothills east of the Cascade Mountains, Exec... (more)

"IT'S A TRAIN!!" screeched a little girl playing on the shore of Shawnigan Lake as one of VIA's classic RDCs blew its horn for a nearby crossing. Kids from the lake's epynomous village enj... (more)

Most of the branch lines in the Palouse were built with a "path of least resistance" philosophy: If an obstacle was encountered, find a way go around it or over it. This becomes abundantly clear ... (more)

Breakfast of champions: Engineer Larry concentrates on the picture in the mirror as he runs long hood forward south towards Willada. His preferred snack of chips and Tabasco, visible perc... (more)

The snow has finally stopped falling and the clouds above have broken apart, allowing a brilliant three-quarter moon to shine down on this winter wonderland in the Cascade Mountains. An hour or t... (more)

Up, up and away! Spooked by the approaching grain shuttle, a heron takes flight away from its hunting grounds along the Palouse River.

Engineer Larry leans close to the 3004's mirror to look back over his train as it trundles through the rolling Palouse region of eastern Washington.