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Steel Rails under Thundering Skies
Lightning and thunderstorms over the High Iron.
Photo Album By: John Doughty
 
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Photo ID: 897360

C&NW 1518 leads Illinois Terminal 1605 and Rock Island 4506 on the coach train as they try to outrun a thunder storm.

Railroad: Chicago & North Western Railroad
Locomotive: EMD GP7
Location: Union, Illinois, USA
Locomotive #: CNW 1518
Train ID: demonstration
Photo Date: August 09, 2025


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By: Rob Schreiner

Added: Dec 18, 2025

Photo of the Week

Views: 6,631
Comments: 4

Favorited: 32
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Photo ID: 891635

UP 6936 patiently waits at the diesel shops in Silvis, IL as it will lead an excursion this weekend on the Iowa Intersate Railroad

Railroad: Union Pacific
Locomotive: EMD DDA40X
Location: Silvis, Illinois, USA
Locomotive #: UP 6936
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: September 19, 2025


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By: Elijah Brown

Added: Sep 19, 2025

Views: 5,932
Comments: 2

Favorited: 17
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Photo ID: 889911

As the sun sets, and the stormy night sky rolls in, NS P25 slowly shoves down the L line at 10 MPH with 3 grain cars bound for Cooleemee.

Railroad: Norfolk Southern
Locomotive: EMD SD40-3
Location: Woodleaf, North Carolina, USA
Locomotive #: NS 6445
Train ID: NS P25
Photo Date: August 24, 2025


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By: Jake Rosner

Added: Aug 25, 2025

Views: 2,554
Comments: 0

Favorited: 11
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Photo ID: 889897

A St. Louis, MO bound intermodal train climbs the grade towards Crozier Canyon as a monsoon storm to the east produces rain and lightning over the high desert of northwestern Arizona.

Railroad: BNSF Railway
Locomotive: GE ES44C4
Location: Valentine, Arizona, USA
Locomotive #: BNSF 8049
Train ID: Q LACSTL6 24A
Photo Date: August 24, 2025


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By: David Carballido-Jeans

Added: Aug 24, 2025

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Views: 13,474
Comments: 2

Favorited: 33
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Photo ID: 888821

Just Ahead Of The Storm. CNW 1518, IT 1605 and CRIP 4506 are in charge of the final train of Saturday's edition of Diesel Days. As they approach Seeman Road, a severe storm is on the appro... (more)

Railroad: Chicago & North Western Railroad
Locomotive: EMD GP7
Location: Union, Illinois, USA
Locomotive #: CNW 1518
Train ID: 16:20 Coach Train
Photo Date: August 09, 2025


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By: Nick Hart

Added: Aug 09, 2025

Views: 3,050
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Favorited: 10


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Photo ID: 888630

Severe Thunderstorm Warning Moments before stopping for Severe Thunderstorm Warnings BNSF LINDEN passes in front of the gust front of a hail shaft on the High Plains.

Railroad: BNSF Railway
Locomotive: EMD SD70ACe
Location: Wiggins, Colorado, USA
Locomotive #: BNSF 8524
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: June 12, 2024


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By: Coloradorailphotographer

Added: Aug 05, 2025

Views: 2,993
Comments: 0

Favorited: 12
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Photo ID: 887918

Wall Cloud! Close but no cigar, Derek Buffie Brown shot the tornado with @5471railphotography about 5 miles out while I went for the train. Full on wall cloud is a rarity in all its ro... (more)

Railroad: BNSF Railway
Locomotive: GE ES44AC
Location: Wiggins , Colorado, USA
Locomotive #: BNSF 8110
Train ID: B EMPDEN7
Photo Date: May 18, 2025


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By: Coloradorailphotographer

Added: Jul 24, 2025

Views: 1,533
Comments: 1

Favorited: 13
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Photo ID: 887527

After a storm passed through, 28R heads across the James River with the threatening skies still looming in the background.

Railroad: Norfolk Southern
Locomotive: GE ES44AC
Location: Lynchburg, Virginia, USA
Locomotive #: NS 8102
Train ID: NS 28R
Photo Date: July 15, 2025


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By: Greg Dahbura

Added: Jul 19, 2025

Views: 2,690
Comments: 0

Favorited: 14
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Photo ID: 886855

The conductor and engineer of a BNSF Q train inspect the special cargo of Boeing 737's as they wait for a westbound train and a severe weather storm cell to pass.

Railroad: BNSF Railway
Locomotive: GE ES44C4
Location: Hudson, Colorado, USA
Locomotive #: BNSF 8119
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: July 06, 2025


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By: BUFFIE

Added: Jul 10, 2025

Views: 2,115
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Favorited: 12
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Photo ID: 883663

Passing beneath the signals at CP 89 on the Amtrak Hudson Line, Amtrak Train 705 powers northward, pulling a string of passenger cars bound for Albany.

Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: GE P32AC-DM
Location: Rhinecliff, New York, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 705
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: May 09, 2025


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By: Ryan Lewis

Added: May 21, 2025

Photo of the Week

Views: 12,709
Comments: 3

Favorited: 47


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Photo ID: 879571

Storm Light at Coal Creek Typical nightfall on a stormy night at Coal Creek, CO.

Railroad: Union Pacific
Locomotive: GE ET44AC
Location: Coal Creek, Colorado, USA
Locomotive #: UP 6867
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: April 03, 2022


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By: Coloradorailphotographer

Added: Mar 16, 2025

Views: 3,165
Comments: 0

Favorited: 26
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Photo ID: 870103

Colorado Pacific has an interesting paint scheme. We wanted to see it while we were out here. Lucky for us we got intel on a move on Monday out to the Weskan elevator near Stuart. SD70MACs are com... (more)

Railroad: Colorado Pacific Railroad
Locomotive: EMD SD70MAC
Location: Eads, Colorado, USA
Locomotive #: CXR 620
Train ID: CXR
Photo Date: August 11, 2024


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By: Craig Williams

Added: Oct 28, 2024

Views: 6,233
Comments: 0

Favorited: 21
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Photo ID: 867386

"THE BOTTOM FALLS OUT"... Southbound train M515-24 climbs it to Roanoke during a heavy downpour. A MAC leads its long consist with mid-DPU CSXT#528 assisting. While moving at 17mph over... (more)

Railroad: CSX Transportation (CSXT)
Locomotive: EMD SD70MAC
Location: Roanoke , Alabama, USA
Locomotive #: CSXT 4713
Train ID: CSX M515
Photo Date: September 25, 2024


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By: Brandon Kirk

Added: Sep 26, 2024

Views: 2,236
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Favorited: 12
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Photo ID: 862231

Minutes following a typical evening deluge, Florida East Coast Railway (FEC) Train 107 comes blasting through Bunnell on its daily trip from Jacksonville Hialeah. The train featured two GEVOs in d... (more)

Railroad: Florida East Coast Railroad (FEC)
Locomotive: GE ES44C4
Location: Bunnell, Florida, USA
Locomotive #: FEC 805
Train ID: FEC 107
Photo Date: July 19, 2024


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By: Daniel Simon

Added: Jul 21, 2024

Views: 3,241
Comments: 0

Favorited: 15
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Photo ID: 862084

Sitting under a stormy sky, a former Southern Pacific EMD SD40T-2 awaits its next assignment in the Cane Fields in South Central Florida.

Railroad: United States Sugar Corp. Railroad
Locomotive: EMD SD40T-2
Location: Clewiston, Florida, USA
Locomotive #: USSC 6324
Train ID: N/A
Photo Date: June 22, 2024


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By: Ryan Lewis

Added: Jul 20, 2024

Views: 3,590
Comments: 0

Favorited: 9
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