Western Maryland Shay No. 6 drifts downgrade between the switchbacks with the Bald Knob train as it makes the return trip to Cass.

The Maryland Midland Union Bridge to Highfield Turn has four new locomotives for the MMID dead in consist as the UBHF heads down the Catoctin Grade at Lantz, MD. Four former SP SD45s have been reb... (more)

CN 8963 crosses Prairie Creek trestle leading an eastbound lumber train into Hinton, AB. The train has just left the Jasper National Park area and will continue to Edmonton.

Today, all was well with my world as 'Galatea' pounded up the grade heading for Ribblehead and beyond to Carlisle. She looked and sounded wonderful as she thundered past with today's 'Waverley' sp... (more)

With Giant's Head Mountain watching in the background, a fine looking "Spirit of Summerland" rounds the Horseshoe Curve upgrade towards Prairie Valley Station.

Along the scenic Colorado River, Union Pacific’s westbound MNYRO freight approaches Yarmony, Colorado, on August, 3, 2014.

Two GP40-2s hustle 14 loads of much needed fuel to Seward. When possible the Alaska Railroad will make a special run to accommodate shippers in need of a delivery. In the background is an unusual ... (more)

About to duck under the stone arch bridge built in 1877, an eastbound is down along the riverside on CSX's New Castle Subdivision in Kent, Ohio

Canadian National train No. 302 passes by a tranquil Brule Lake while traversing Robertson Curve, at Swan Landing, Alberta, on July 7, 2014.

Crossing U.S. Highway 23, CSX helpers shove hard on a coal train at Speers Ferry, Virginia, on May 12, 2014.

Climbing into Harrison
Horses try to keep a driving rain out of their faces as Montana Rail Link’s 844 local climbs the 2.2 percent mountain grade into Harrison, Montana, over this sc... (more)

"Nordhouse Dunes is part of the Ludington Dune Ecosystem, The Nordhouse Dunes are interspersed with woody vegetation such as juniper, jack pine and hemlock", and a caboose. Thanks to Fritz Milh... (more)

A San Bernardino, CA to Willow Springs, IL UPS intermodal train races out Kingman after heavy monsoon showers have covered the northern Arizona desert with green planet life.

Squeezing through: The Birs river, a road and a railway line share the space in the Moutier Gorge. The line is served hourly by RABDe 500 tilting trains, hourly RegioExpress services and occasiona... (more)