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)

C&TS ex-DRGW narrow gauge rotary OY plows eastbound just west of Cresco siding. This was the first operation of the OY since 1997, and was part of a two day event hosting about 150 photographers ... (more)

This shot was pure luck. I was headed for the Portland airport but had enough time for a few pix before I left so I chased. A few miles back the 2 was in dense morning fog, but as I drove toward... (more)

Doubleheaded QJ 2-10-2's cross the JiTong line's iconic Simingyi viaduct. This perspective on the bridge shows off the marvelous civil engineering of this relatively new line.

I was a California boy, and I had seen stuff like this only in pictures. When Uncle Sam gave me an all expenses paid trip to the East Coast, it was like a whole different world. The GG-1's were ... (more)

At sunrise a freight crosses Ferguson's trestle about five miles west of Antonito. The event was a series of photo charters by Bernd Seiler of FarRail Tours.

Shortly after sunrise a Historic Transport Preservation (Steam Specials) charter on the C&TS rounds the big curve at Lava, on its way to plow snow farther up the line. In the distance the San Lui... (more)

The snow flies and Engineer Max Casias watches intently as he makes another plunge into the deep snow drift, much as the DRGW might have cleared the line 60 years ago. It took five or six such pl... (more)

Winter eruption. I've never seen a plume quite this dramatic. Needless to say, it was cold. A Pete Lerro charter.

The day before Cal's last trip to the Rose Bowl.......

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

Southbound from Silverton in the late afternoon. The combination of hazy sunshine and the reflection of light off the mineral stained rocks below the bridge produced an interesting lighting effec... (more)

SP 4449 heads north from San Luis Obispo with a helper to Santa Margarita, looking very much like the original Train 99 Coast Daylight except with an SD40 for a helper rather than a 2-10-2. This ... (more)

Don't remember a whole lot about this picture. The building on the left is the iconic former headquarters of the D&H. The train is probably the westbound Empire State Express. I was enroute bet... (more)

Doubleheading from Alamosa to Antonito. At Antonito both engines will take coal and water, and the helper will be cut into the train for the climb to Cumbres. It will be long after dark and prob... (more)