Cruising The Kootenay | Running along the south bank of the Kootenay River near Yakt, MT, an eastbound BNSF intermodal train makes its way into western Montana mid-morning on a warm Thursda... (more)

September Haze | Deep in the valley just west of Noxon, MT, a westbound BNSF manifest freight train approaches Cabinet Gorge on the warm and slightly smoky morning of Thursday, September 11... (more)

Dawn on the Fork | Crossing the Clark Fork near the eponymously-named town of Clark Fork, ID, a westbound train of coal loads breaks the silence of dawn on the morning of Thursday, Septembe... (more)

The multi-system loco Siemens Vectron E.193.767 of intermodal operator TX Logistik AG (subsidiary of Italian State Railways) passes near Imola, 30 km south-east of Bologna, with a train coming fro... (more)

Metra F40PH 122, still wearing the classic blue and red paint scheme, leads an afternoon outbound express train down main 2 of the BNSF Chicago Sub, better known as the Racetrack.

With the Chicago skyline just visible in the background, Metra F40PHM-3 214 leads an outbound train towards Aurora, IL.

What Year is It? CSXT 8247, one of the last remaining EMDs to wear the YN2 paint scheme on CSX's roster, takes charge of one of the Cumberland yard jobs.

Smoky Sunrise | As over a dozen wildfires burn in the region, smoke fills the air around Spokane, WA where a westbound grain train soars over Latah Creek on the morning of Saturday, Septemb... (more)

Dusk Over The Crazies | As the sun approaches the horizon near Big Timber, MT on a warm Tuesday, September 2, 2025 evening, an eastbound BNSF manifest train stands out in front of the 11,21... (more)

On July 11, Salt Lake Garfield & Western MP15DC DS-12 derailed and punctured it's fuel tank. It made all the local news reports, due to the fuel spill. I didn't think much of it at the time. Unfor... (more)

The Salt Lake Intermodal yard has a new resident. (the Ramp). ECRX 3009 makes it's home now switch the Intermodal. Seen here switching the east end of the yard with SSRX 3780 with it's funky num... (more)

A VRE rolls Southbound at Fredericksburg beneath the evening sky.

A CSX manifest heads the "Old Way", down the CSX line instead of the NS joint line, due to running out of time.

A single SD70MAC shows its true power pulling this manifest freight without the assistance of any DPUs or helpers as it prepares to climb the grade out of town.

The CSX local departs the Marion Yard for downtown. The conductor is on the blue NYC caboose at the rear of the train.