Amtrak 260 leads #8, The Empire Builder, thru Oak Creek, WI. in March of 1993. Lots of non-passenger revenue at this time.

BN 8159 leads an eastbound intermodal train onto double track at MP 18 in Edmonds, WA on its ways between Seattle and the climb over Stevens Pass for the trip to Chicago. BNSF has graded between E... (more)

BN 6599's head end brakeman inspects BN 8159 and its eastbound train as it enters double track just north of the Edmonds station at MP 18 along Puget Sound. This location was a bottleneck for BN a... (more)

BNSF was plugged up on their double track mainline between Nelson & Winona Jct., WI on March 18. This was the first of three eastbound BNSF freights parked for hours. Interestingly this manifest w... (more)

Unusual scale test/monitoring cars, UP 903039 & 903037, made from tank cars, were spotted in a string of test cars parked at UP's Winona yard. I've seen a lot of test cars in my life, but these ar... (more)

Newport Tower, Newport, MN, was operated by the Milwaukee Road and was used to permit crossover between Milwaukee and Burlington trains so that the two roads could operate a shared track arrangeme... (more)

M301-29 thunders west across the historic Thomas Viaduct.

AMTK 136 (P42DC) leads the California Zephyr up towards Tunnel 1 at Plainview, Colorado.

UP 4404 (SD70M) leads the special heritage car train into Aurora, Colorado on its way to Denver.

BNSF 2854 (GP39-2) runs light as it rounds the corner leading to Broomfield, Colorado.

BNSF 6325 (ES44AC) brings an empty coal train into downtown Denver, Colorado, passing Empower Field where the Denver Broncos play.

A UP visitor and a Cascade Green former Burlington Northern engine join BNSF 8027 (ES44C4) and the Denver engine servicing facility.

Photographer unknown, location unknown. Would appreciate some information. From my collection.

The Ranier, MN, to Proctor, MN, local freight train rolls south on the Missabe about 35 miles from Proctor. The job has couple SD60's for power plus some deadhead power. The job will be in all 3 s... (more)

The Ranier, MN, to Proctor, MN, local freight train rolls south on the Missabe about 20 miles from Proctor. The job has couple SD60's for power plus some deadhead power. The job has been in ever s... (more)