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

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

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.

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.

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)

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.

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)

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

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.

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.

The Nickle Plate Road 765 crosses Stone Rd and she muscles through the torrential downpours that would later cause her next two trips the following day to be cancelled due do massive flooding of t... (more)

A loaded ethanol train with KCS power passes a tornado damaged silo on the Danville District.

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

Tornados are approaching as this hopper train races north. I like that rolling terrain. Down the road we'd hear sirens in every town as we raced east to beat the line of weather. Got out of Leb... (more)

Downtown Downpour | Running light, Arkansas & Missouri engines 68 and 44 roll through downtown Rogers, AR in a heavy rainfall around 3 o'clock in the morning on Saturday, November 9, 2024. ... (more)