The black and threatening sky of a hot afternoon has given way to a beautiful sunset, punctuated by a few soft clouds. Straight down the dirt road is the mighty Longs Peak, many miles beyond the n... (more)

Engineer Jeff James gets a switch during a night yard move in Hilsdale.

Four class 10E1 heavy haul electrics speed through Hamelfontein junction into the setting sun, returning empty hoppers from Ermelo to one of the coal mines around Witbank.

Preparing to make one final shove back, an empty coal train led by HESR 2661, an SD40M-2 casts a light on the depot in the distance.

A very late Amtrak Empire Builder #8 wasted no time accelerating out of Edmonds. The engineer was giving a wave at me and blowing by a couple of trespassers at the same time.

MRL GP35 401 switches Missoula Yard at dusk.

As the sun begins to set, a father and son watch a CSX work train hustle by from the historic Point of Rocks station.

A bright Colorado sunrise reflects off the nose of UP 844. The red Mars light which sat just above the headlight has been recently removed, apparently in an effort to backdate the appearance of t... (more)

Museum of the American Railroads are moving the ATSF F3 engine instead of the UP Steamer Big Boy. UP cancelled the Big Boy move at the last minute.

As the days heat is surrendered to the night sky a cool breeze over takes the quiet plains of Tehachapi's eastern slope just above Mojave. Suddenly life comes to the old SP era signal bridge at MP... (more)

Another fantastic sunset that the passengers of Cascades 508 were able to witness from the comfort of their seats.

On a damp and humid summer evening in the Kanawha Valley, original Southern high hood GP38-2 No. 5043 idles on the pit track at Nitro, silhouetted against the fading evening light. Some of Norfolk... (more)

The sun peaks through for a brief moment as this mixed freight heads west towards Calgary. This would be pretty much the only sunlight seen all day on this the shortest day of the year. How glorio... (more)

I have wanted to add this shot to RP for some time, and now is as good as any. This east bound UP train is light painting the darkness of the Feather River Canyon with it's bright head lights at ... (more)

Unassigned and tied down for the night in Nitro's MOW spur, Southern Railway built SD40-2 No. 3226 rests with a work train in tow. The 1973 built SD40-2 may be showing her age in the form of a dec... (more)