On April 9, 2016, an eastbound Union Pacific loaded oil train pops out of Tunnel 1 into a small pocket of sunshine (literally) on a gorgeous spring afternoon in Coal Creek Canyon.

On a gorgeous spring evening, two BNSF C44-9W's lead a northbound stack train across the vast open spaces near Norfolk, Colorado on April 9, 2018.

As the sun sets over the pastures and fields, the railroad keeps moving as one of the last SD70’s lead 158 north along 29.

An Amtrak Acela Express transit heads for New York Penn Station from Washington Union Station as it spans the Susquehanna River at Perryville, Md., at sunset.

The BNSF freight train crosses the bridge across Cut Bank Creek towards Browning

Southern Railway locomotives #4501 & 630 simmer in East Chattanooga, TN late at night, each awaiting their next assignment.

In a winter of Nor'easters, hopefully this is the last one. A rake of Bombardier-built R62A cars heads uptown from 125th St on the No 1 train. Instead of 100' underground, we are 100' in the air a... (more)

Rolling through the S Curve at Glenshire, Union Pacific No.7388 with an Intermodal Container Train, hugs the Truckee River as it approaches the town of Truckee,

Smokers Heaven
A breath of the polluted air in the coal mine city could replace three cigarettes … However; the stand of the flying vendor at the level crossing is very popular. SY 139... (more)

A westbound Canadian National freight crosses the Fraser River over Cisco Bridge at Cisco, British Columbia, on September 27, 2001. Powering the train is the interesting consist of EMD SD50F No. 5... (more)

Amtrak Heritage engine #156 leads the Eastbound California Zephyr between Cameo and Tunnel sidings in De Beque Canyon.

Golden hour at Miller's Wash. With the sun descending rapidly toward the horizon, our Grand Canyon Steam Doubleheader charges across the wooden trestle over the dry stream bed known as Mill... (more)

Photographing these "Sparkly Trains" as they are often referred to can be a challenge. They are often photographed in the dark and spark output can vary greatly drastically changing the lighting c... (more)

A passenger train comes into the yard on the old Keystone mainline in a light snowfall.

An Amtrak Acela Express descends a roller-coaster-like profile of the NEC through West Windsor, NJ just shy of Princeton Junction. The effect of the undulating ROW, captured at last light on a wa... (more)