The last minutes of sun provide glinty goodness as a BNSF Z train leads four Chicago Metra F40PH engines west on the Brush Sub through Roggen, Colorado.

In an extremely random turn of events the BNSF OCS was re routed over the B&A to Springfield MA. The train originally was routed down Amtrak to LIRR but would not clear the third rail. Amtrak prov... (more)

A hot “peak season” Z train from LA making its way East through the countryside of small-town Mazon, Illinois on the old Santa Fe mainline.

AC44i #8275 led train L54 photographed with a nice sunset, at track section km 213, between Ibaté and São Carlos.

The engineer of northbound empty I97, has clear route and beautiful sunset ahead.

The California Zephyr runs through Keenesburg, Colorado as a spectacular sunrise paints the sky and glints off the stainless steel cars.

At sunrise on October 8, 2024, a westbound Union Pacific freight slowly climbs Peru Hill west of Green River, Wyoming.

As the sun sets on one of the shortest days of the year, a northbound BNSF train kicks up some fresh powder from the tracks just north of Hanley Falls, MN.

The California Zephyr runs towards Roggen, Colorado as a bright orange sunrise crests the horizon.

The setting Nebraska sun illuminates the side of a Antelope Mine, WY coal train that is bound for MidAmerican Energy (Lousia) Ottumwa, IA. With over 19,000 tons on the drawbar, six AC traction mo... (more)

The golden sunrise glistens on the stainless steel of the California Zephyr, which runs past a pond in Wiggins formed from the relentless thunderstorms that have pounded the area.

The Montana Rail Link's "Bozeman Bullet" descends Bozeman Pass during the final hours of light with 355 on the point.

With an actual air temp of -7 degrees and a wind chill well below that, a late 337 makes the very cold final miles towards Waterloo at sunrise. With over 6600 feet of traffic bound for Iowa, this... (more)

Chesapeake & Ohio 1309 is an H-6 "Mallet" with a wheel configuration of 2-6-6-2. It was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1949 to haul coal from the fields in West Virginia. It only served ... (more)

In two specific time windows it is possible to photograph the last train on the Brocken (highest mountain in the Harz) in the light of the low sun and you will be surprised again and again by impr... (more)