A day of work on an island (Anderson), in the Puget Sound and a few minutes of fun, netted this shot of a Cascades train just south of Solo Point, with a reclusive Mt. Rainier in the background.

Tough winter day on the Kyle—2
During plowing operations after a large snowstorm, one of the points to be very watchful of is ice and snow buildup at grade crossings. Even though trai... (more)

While waiting for a train to depart, sometimes you find something to photograph with interesting lighting on it.

The famous Cementerio de Trenes outside the city of Uyuni, where dozens of mothballed steam locomotives that once roamed the metre-gauge lines of the Bolivian altiplano sit, rusting away. S... (more)

After a day of chasing a few trains on the Stampede and Yakima Valley sub, in mostly cloudy weather, the skies have finally cleared. The second to last train of the day rolls along the Yakima riv... (more)

Coal hoppers on this eastbound Union Pacific loaded coal train emerge from the shadows at Pinecliffe, CO on a late September afternoon.

Just a loner hangin around.

Replacing some ties on the reverse loop in the Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad’s yard in Durango, Colorado, is Maintenance-of-Way gang Unit 870 on October 15, 2014.

CB&Q California Zephyr dome-observation “Silver Solarium” rests on Track 5 at Denver Union Station on the night of October 15, 2014. This car is now operated by California Zephyr Railcar Chart... (more)

With Denver Union Station seemingly peeking into the trainshed, California Zephyr dome-observation “Silver Solarium” is seen on Track 5 on the warm Colorado night of October 15, 2014. This Bur... (more)

The colorful neon light tail sign of Chicago, Burlington and Quincy California Zephyr dome-observation “Silver Solarium” glows on the evening of October 15, 2014, at Denver, Colorado.

With the desolate and vast wide open vistas of the Mojave Desert forming the backdrop a classic old US&S searchlight signal stands guard at the west end of Basin, CA where Union Pacific's Cima Sub... (more)

A set of light engines knocks down the clear indication at Ingleside, WV on a cool fall night.

Admittedly, a baretable train doesn't make for the most picturesque of sights while rounding the Tehachapi Loop, but you gotta take what you can get.

It took a little searching to find a spot where I could fit the entire Tehachapi Loop into a 24mm lens, but it worked out in the end! Seen here with a northbound intermodal train descending the gr... (more)