Led by "Black Five" 44871, the Jacobite steam train stretches its legs on the level grade along Loch Eilt on its first run to Mallaig of 2013. Despite it being mid-May, a dusting of fresh snow fro... (more)

The afternoon Ft. William - Glasgow train chases a spot of sunshine as it heads toward County March Summit between the station stops of Bridge of Orchy and Tyndrum. This impromptu chase led us to ... (more)

The upper reaches of Edinburgh Castle affords a commanding view of the city, including this train briefly emerging into daylight as it runs the final mile into Edinburgh's Waverly Station.

The upper reaches of Edinburgh Castle affords a commanding view of the city, including this train emerging from underneath the National Gallery as it departs Waverly Station (far right).

A loaded UP coal train is stretched out along the length of Big 10 Curve, with its two lead locomotives on the lower level of track (heading left to right) and the rear DPU still above (moving rig... (more)

The westbound California Zephyr emerges from the short Tunnel 29 alongside one of the gnarliest sections of South Boulder Creek.

Having just cleared the last of the Moffat District's tunnels, the rear DPU on this loaded coal train drifts downgrade through the curves near Clay siding. The mid-train helpers are visible beyond... (more)

The lone DPU on the rear of a loaded coal train snakes through the canyon just east of Pinecliffe, about to cross swollen South Boulder Creek.

Amid blooming wildflowers and green grasses, a loaded UP coal train descends from the high mountain coal mines toward the city of Denver. To the left, the train disappears around a horseshoe curve... (more)

With the warm June sun almost directly overhead, I decided 'directly overhead' was a pretty good spot to shoot this westbound UP manifest. In the lead was SP 335, one of the few remaining un-patch... (more)

After cooling its heels in the siding at Tolland to allow Amtrak's eastbound California Zephyr to overtake it, a loaded UP coal train heads downhill from the divide along South Boulder Creek, swol... (more)

Spring has finally arrived in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Amid green grass and blooming wildflowers, a UP coal empty navigates Little Ten curve, with Big Ten in the background beyond.

A layer of thick clouds has built up over the Rockies at dusk, leaving just a strip of clear sky visible as an empty coal train rumbles westbound, illuminating the ROW ahead.

After a day of thunderstorms on the plains, UP 5555 leads an empty coal train into a tranquil spring sunset on its way toward Denver.

BNSF 994 is on the north end of a ballast train parked in the house track near "the sag" just north of Palmer Lake. This view is from atop nearby Spruce Mountain.