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Good Light, Good Scenery, and a Train
Landscape photography is difficult due to the challenge of combining good light and good scenery. Good railroad photography enters another level of complexity since it requires the first two while there is a train in view.
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Photo ID: 900097

The California Zephyr heads west on the Brush Sub through Keenesburg, Colorado as an amazing sunrise paints the sky orange.

Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: GE P42DC
Location: Keenesburg, Colorado, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 176
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: January 25, 2026


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By: BUFFIE

Added: Jan 28, 2026

Views: 587
Comments: 1

Favorited: 7
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Photo ID: 899682

Midnight moves. The yard in Owosso, MI is a busy place at midnight, with multiple freight trains being assembled for early morning departures. In this scene, a Chesapeake & Ohio Conductor ... (more)

Railroad: Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O)
Locomotive: Steam 2-8-4
Location: Owosso, Michigan, USA
Locomotive #: C&O 2699
Train ID: Photo Charter
Photo Date: January 16, 2026


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By: Kevin Madore

Added: Jan 23, 2026

Photo of the Week

Views: 4,493
Comments: 5

Favorited: 40
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Photo ID: 899556

One of my favorite books is Ron Ziel's "The Twilight of Steam Locomotives" which features one of US Sugar's ex-FEC 4-6-2s (113) on the cover steaming under a magnificent Florida sunset. Thanks to... (more)

Railroad: South Central Florida Express
Locomotive: Steam 4-6-2
Location: Clewiston, Florida, USA
Locomotive #: US Sugar 148
Train ID: Sugar Express
Photo Date: January 18, 2026


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By: Jeff Terry

Added: Jan 21, 2026

Views: 1,135
Comments: 1

Favorited: 20
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Photo ID: 899047

The Winter Park Express Ski Train kicks up the fresh snow as it climbs out of Leyden, Colorado at sunrise on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.

Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: GE P42DC
Location: Leyden, Colorado, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 199
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: December 28, 2025


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By: BUFFIE

Added: Jan 14, 2026

Views: 1,297
Comments: 1

Favorited: 16
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Photo ID: 898822

Plainview Sunrise 1105 kisses the sunlight at Plainview along the right of way in 16 degree weather heading for Winter Park.

Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: GE P42DC
Location: Canyon Pines, Colorado, USA
Locomotive #: Unknown
Train ID: AMTK 1105
Photo Date: January 10, 2026


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By: Coloradorailphotographer

Added: Jan 10, 2026

Views: 2,127
Comments: 3

Favorited: 16


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Photo ID: 898688

Special Christmas tram in Budapest on a snowy night

Railroad: Budapest Transport Limited (BKV.Zrt)
Locomotive: UV
Location: Budapest, Hungary
Locomotive #: 2
Train ID: 3888
Photo Date: January 05, 2026


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By: Gábor Kovács Dödi

Added: Jan 08, 2026

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Views: 7,020
Comments: 2

Favorited: 20
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Photo ID: 898421

Calgary-Vancouver train Q143 is westbound at Henry House with a frosty, freshly rebuilt AC44C6M leading.

Railroad: Canadian National Railway
Locomotive: GE AC44C6M
Location: Snaring, Alberta, Canada
Locomotive #: CN 3418
Train ID: CN Q14351 26
Photo Date: December 27, 2025


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By: Tim Stevens

Added: Jan 04, 2026

Photo of the Week

Views: 6,688
Comments: 8

Favorited: 62
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Photo ID: 897973

Invernal Clarity | With a light blanket of snow and bright morning sunlight covering the mountains near Noxon, MT, an eastbound train of empty coal hoppers cruises alongside the Clark Fork ... (more)

Railroad: BNSF Railway
Locomotive: GE ES44AC
Location: Noxon, Montana, USA
Locomotive #: BNSF 6193
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: December 28, 2025


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By: Hunter The Photographer

Added: Dec 29, 2025

Photo of the Week

Views: 6,024
Comments: 2

Favorited: 35
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Photo ID: 897259

Metro-North Veterans unit 216 leads a Poughkeepsie bound train as it kicks up snow rounding the curve thru Dobbs Ferry.

Railroad: Metro-North Railroad
Locomotive: GE P32AC-DM
Location: Dobbs Ferry, New York, USA
Locomotive #: MNCW 216
Train ID: MN 839
Photo Date: December, 2025


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By: Joseph Meade

Added: Dec 16, 2025

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Views: 8,349
Comments: 2

Favorited: 28
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Photo ID: 896831

Fresh Snow! 1225 Pere Marquette The Polar Express runs Northbound to Ashely Michigan

Railroad: Pere Marquette
Locomotive: Steam 2-8-4
Location: Carland , Michigan, USA
Locomotive #: PM 1225
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: December 07, 2025


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By: SpeedShot Train Photography

Added: Dec 09, 2025

Screener's Choice

Views: 9,854
Comments: 1

Favorited: 41


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Photo ID: 896752

The Garratt NG/G16 No.87 with its freight train is perfectly illuminated by the low November sun, while dark clouds loom over the surrounding mountains – a lighting situation we actually wished... (more)

Railroad: Welsh Highland Railway
Locomotive: Steam 2-10-2
Location: Rhyd Ddu, United Kingdom - Wales
Locomotive #: NG/NG16 No. 87
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: November 08, 2025


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By: Jan-Henrik Sellin

Added: Dec 08, 2025

Views: 2,940
Comments: 0

Favorited: 22
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Photo ID: 896613

Golden Grain | Holding the main track next to Essig siding, an eastbound train of empty grain hoppers snakes through the hills just east of Paha, WA on BNSF's Lakeside Subdivision on a sunn... (more)

Railroad: BNSF Railway
Locomotive: GE ES44C4
Location: Paha, Washington, USA
Locomotive #: BNSF 6569
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: December 01, 2025


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By: Hunter The Photographer

Added: Dec 05, 2025

Photo of the Week

Views: 4,144
Comments: 1

Favorited: 40
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Photo ID: 896067

A York to Edinburgh special for the Christmas market at the Scottish capital hauled by Tangmere a Battle of Britain class locomotive, crosses over the River Tweed on the Royal Border bridge opened... (more)

Railroad: British Railways
Locomotive: Steam 4-6-2
Location: Berwick upon Tweed, United Kingdom
Locomotive #: 34067
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: November 22, 2025


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By: davehewitt

Added: Nov 27, 2025

Views: 3,502
Comments: 1

Favorited: 21
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Photo ID: 895585

Jay as in Jamaica. A long, 12-car train of Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) M9 EMUs led by car 9146 curves around JAY tower as it approaches Jamaica Station.

Railroad: Long Island Railroad
Locomotive: Kawasaki M9
Location: Queens, New York, USA
Locomotive #: LI 9146
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: November 04, 2025


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By: Matt Csenge

Added: Nov 19, 2025

Views: 1,976
Comments: 1

Favorited: 10
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Photo ID: 895363

The late evening sun has found a gap through the storm clouds to illuminate the western end of Crozier Canyon as BNSF's high priority Willow Springs, IL to North Bay, CA UPS train emerges out of t... (more)

Railroad: BNSF Railway
Locomotive: GE ES44DC
Location: Valentine, Arizona, USA
Locomotive #: BNSF 7790
Train ID: Z WSPNBY1 14U
Photo Date: November 15, 2025


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By: David Carballido-Jeans

Added: Nov 16, 2025

Views: 1,490
Comments: 3

Favorited: 22
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