The northern lights shine bright in Duluth, Minnesota as the North Shore Scenic Railroad slumbers awaiting the day's excursions.
An old crossbuck sign is lit by nothing but the Milky Way galaxy.
The Mojave Northern Railroad was built in 1914 to connect Victorville, California, to a cement quarry at Bell Mountain. The MNRR was, at the time of this photo, owned by Southwest Portland Cement... (more)
New signals are about to take hold at WB Junction, just west of Carrollton. The railroad is Norfolk Southern, but you can still tell it was Wabash 49 years ago, and Norfolk and Western as recentl... (more)
The moon tries to shine through clouds on a cold evening just outside of Longmont moments after a train passed by.
As the distant horizon still glows just minutes after sunset, a lonely crossbuck stands guard on a dead-end road outside of Hooper.
Along with the exempt signs on the crossings, other sad facts about this line are weeds and trees are growing between the tracks, rusted rail, and a portion of the bridge in Sauk City is gone.