Localtrain of the Yamanote Line arrives in the afternoon sun. During the daytime these trains run every 3 - 5 minutes. Left in the background a localtrain of another line

"Winchester & Western New Year's Lullaby" Holding down the fort during the 2015 New Year's holiday are an assortment of power in Corning Yard. On the left is GP9 403 (not pictured), GP10 75... (more)

Switzerland’s famous Glacier Express leaves Filisur on the narrow gauge Rhatische Bahn headed for St. Moritz on Oct. 2, 2014.

A southbound Rhatische Bahn freight train crosses Switzerland’s famous Landwasser Viaduct to plunge into a tunnel on the cliffside.

An older SNCF French commuter train pauses in the Nice, France train station as a newer low-slung, articulated Talgo-type slips into the depot beside it.

French SNCF trains coming and going at Nice depot, which is behind me.

A SNCF train glides to a stop at Cannes, France station.

Looking for the train station in Monte Carlo, Monaco? It is underground. A French SNCF commuter train appears out of a long tunnel to stop on one of three tracks.

N700 Shinkansen's menacing looks in the winter storm. [Canon 5D MkIII + Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM]

RhB's steam plow X9213 on a transfer run from Landquart via the Albula line lets off a bit of steam in this exclusive photo while on its way to Pontresina for the night.

A lot of happy tourists at the rear of the Northbound Denali Star. We are standing on the open deck in the double-deck car of the Southbound Denali Star

RhB's steam plow X9213 on a transfer run from Landquart via the Albula line storms out of the Passmal Tunnel at Solis in this exclusive photo while on its way to Pontresina for the night. Thick s... (more)

Very nice bridge between Senzu and Ikawa over the river Oigawa. At the end of this bridge is the station Okuoi Kozyo, a very special place on a peninsula

The Operator at Miller Tower gives the "highball" to a passing eastbounder.