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Steel Rails under Thundering Skies
Lightning and thunderstorms over the High Iron.
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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: 13,178
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: 2,931
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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: 2,879
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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: 1,411
Comments: 1

Favorited: 13
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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

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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: 6,074
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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: 2,103
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Favorited: 12
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Photo ID: 860857

Eastbound CN 116 passes through Swan Landing, Alberta on their way East towards Edmonton. Within a few minutes, the skies would open up with a downpour that can be seen in the background coming fr... (more)

Railroad: Canadian National Railway
Locomotive: GE ES44AC
Location: Swan Landing, Alberta, Canada
Locomotive #: CN 2254
Train ID: CN 116
Photo Date: June 26, 2024


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By: Billy Hager

Added: Jul 02, 2024

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Photo ID: 859748

Rapid Development Z CHIDEN3 09 with BNSF 3971 moving with speed restrictions over high wind warnings near MP.500 with supercell V3 with 1” radar indicated hail tracking ESE at 24kts wa... (more)

Railroad: BNSF Railway
Locomotive: GE AC4400CW
Location: Roggen, Colorado, USA
Locomotive #: BNSF 3971
Train ID: Z CHIDEN3 09
Photo Date: June 10, 2024


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By: Coloradorailphotographer

Added: Jun 16, 2024

Photo of the Week

Views: 8,172
Comments: 4

Favorited: 47
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Photo ID: 859718

Gorilla Hail & Pumpkins Severe warned supercell A6 tracking ENE at 17kts with 2.75” hail and 65 mph winds is approaching from the north, northwest into Wiggins, CO on Monday June 10,... (more)

Railroad: BNSF Railway
Locomotive: EMD SD70ACe
Location: Wiggins, Colorado, USA
Locomotive #: BNSF 8524
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: June 14, 2024


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By: Coloradorailphotographer

Added: Jun 16, 2024

Views: 1,795
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Favorited: 13


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Photo ID: 855814

April Showers NS 22X rolls east down the hill into a severe thunderstorm. If you look closely, you can see NS 8025, the Monongahela heritage unit third out.

Railroad: Norfolk Southern
Locomotive: N/A
Location: Altoona, Pennsylvania, USA
Locomotive #: N/A
Train ID: NS 22X
Photo Date: April 14, 2024


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By: Sam Dwyer

Added: Apr 19, 2024

Views: 1,893
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Favorited: 12
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Photo ID: 842053

Viaduct Vehicles: Loaded autorack train CSX M214 heads under the Salisbury Viaduct in Myersdale, PA, as it battles a thunderstorm line in the background making its way into town.

Railroad: CSX Transportation (CSXT)
Locomotive: GE ES44DC
Location: Myersdale, Pennsylvania, USA
Locomotive #: CSXT 5242
Train ID: CSX M214
Photo Date: September 30, 2023


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By: RobbyLefkowitz

Added: Oct 02, 2023

Views: 3,820
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Favorited: 11
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Photo ID: 841067

10pm Lightning and Storms at the IRM - Frisco 1630 Idles at the Illinois Railway Museum , waiting with passengers on board and waiting out the thunderstorm moving through the area.

Railroad: St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad (Frisco)
Locomotive: Steam 2-10-0
Location: Union, Illinois, USA
Locomotive #: FRISCO 1630
Train ID: Coach
Photo Date: September 16, 2023


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By: SpeedShot Train Photography

Added: Sep 19, 2023

Views: 2,854
Comments: 1

Favorited: 13
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Photo ID: 841035

Near the east end of Leyden, an eastbound BNSF manifest is holding the main at Leyden. The exact reason for stopping was not apparent as the train had an Advanced Approach (flashing yellow) signal... (more)

Railroad: BNSF Railway
Locomotive: GE C44-9W (Dash 9-44CW)
Location: Arvada, Colorado, USA
Locomotive #: BNSF 5260
Train ID: HPVODEN1-14A
Photo Date: September 14, 2023


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By: Kevin Morgan (ColoradoRailfan.com)

Added: Sep 18, 2023

Views: 3,143
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Photo ID: 840225

Stormy Weather BNSF shut down for severe weather.

Railroad: BNSF Railway
Locomotive: GE ES44AC
Location: Hudson, Colorado, USA
Locomotive #: Unknown
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: May 31, 2023


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By: Coloradorailphotographer

Added: Sep 07, 2023

Views: 1,156
Comments: 0

Favorited: 13
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