A Norfolk Southern work train, led by MP15DC 2430 (ex-Southern Railway 2430) has just entered the main and is slowly making its way to Juniata Yard in Altoona, Pennsylvania. In the background, ac... (more)

Union Pacific "Challenger" 3985 passes under the other mainline at the "natural crossover" at Frost, just south (railroad west) of Victorville, California. The big 4-6-6-4 is on a fan trip, and i... (more)

The Eastbound passenger excursion pulls out of the yard at Chama and passes the coaling dock

Eastbound mail train about to pass Dick Jensen's Pacific, former GTW 5629. The locomotive was later scrapped, following a legal dispute regarding storage fees. Note that the 5629 has a full load... (more)

With Los Angeles' City Hall visible in the distance, Cotton Belt GP60 9686 leads a light power movement southbound (railroad "east") alongside the new MTA Blue Line light rail trackage. The power... (more)

East of Tucson, the Southern Pacific's mainline incorporates the parallel former El Paso & Southwestern main as well. Track 1, the EP&SW line, crosses over Track 2 (the other main) as well as Cie... (more)

A beautiful sky at sunset

A Southern Pacific passenger train heads east across the Benicia–Martinez Bridge. Built between 1928 and 1930, the lift-bridge spans the waterway between Martinez and Benicia northeast of San Fra... (more)

Last light

Stormclouds are building

With Mount San Gorgonio looming in the background, Union Pacific SD70ACe 8382, along with visiting BNSF SD70MACs 9630 and 9910, hustle an eastbound manifest freight through West Palm Springs, Cali... (more)

With SD60M 9269 on the point, an eastbound Burlington Northern coal train rolls into Gillette, Wyoming, and prepares for a crew change on July 10, 1995.