The Canadian Rockies make as nice backdrop as two CN westbounds meet in Jasper yard.

Amtrak engine #180 (P42DC) leads the Southwest Chief #3 train south of Trinidad, Colorado.

M692-02 comes to a stop on the trestle at Boone’s Creek, just shy of the South End Boone signal, waiting on maintenance ahead to clear up before heading North.

With spring really starting to show, M692-02 popping out of the tunnel at Kendrick’s at Colonial Heights just outside of Kingsport.

The eastbound Rocky Mountaineer catches the final day's sun on the outskirts of Banff National Park as it throttles into one of the few linear sections of Canadian Pacific main near Stephen... (more)

Unsure if its all the time, but the week we were out here, the Bozeman Pass is alittle different in operations than Mullan Pass. Mullan seems mainly 4 helpers mid-train and shove. Over Bozeman som... (more)

The Laurel to Missoula freight has 117 cars in tow as they crawl their way west on the 2nd Sub. The train fights gravity as they approach Winston on this 1% grade. The train is short on time and w... (more)

The Laurel to Missoula road freight is trying to get up to speed after leaving Toston siding following a coal train after meeting 1. The train rolls along between highway 287 and the Missouri Rive... (more)

CN "mudhens" 5090 & 5198 exit the CN mainline with a westbound freight and enter CP's Mission-Huntingdon branch to head across the Fraser River and access the CP main into Vancouver. Thi... (more)

The grade and curvature are quickly increasing and the train speed is dropping as this empty coal train enters the depths of Clover Creek Canyon.

The rare locotrol-equipped 4-axle unit leads light power. Photo by Dave Petke. From my collection.

Back when freight moved on this grade a northbound train is preparing for the climb. Excuse me if I don't show up to see the bicycles. Photo by Leroy Robl. From my collection.

CP 5832 leads an empty sulfur train eastward up Kicking Horse Pass out of Field, BC. The train is exiting a tunnel and snow sheds as it approaches an ice field slide area. The train will continue ... (more)

CN SD40-2W no. 5276 and CN SD40 5155 slide a westbound train through Matsqui, BC as the late day February sun pops through storm clouds in the Fraser Valley. I believe this train was headed to Tho... (more)

Leaning into a curve is Union Pacific train ZLAAI-19, a UPS Expedited Intermodal train making its way from Los Angeles CA to Atlanta GA. Climbing up southern California’s San Timoteo Canyon as ... (more)