THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN BY J. P. PERRIER. This photo belongs to my grandma who told me this may have been a promotional shoot for CNW. Most likely this photo was taken in the late 70's and was used f... (more)

A BNSF welder fills in a switch frog with a steady weld just outside of Northtown Yard. Once the weld is laid, he will grind and shape the original contour of the rail. He has many tools at an arm... (more)

Coal moves out the Powder River Basin past an abandoned school house in Shawnee, Wyoming as darkness covers the landscape.

BNSF 9843 leads a coal train out of St. Paul, Minnesota down a very cold and ice covered Mississippi River past Lock and Dam #2 near Hastings. Lock and Dam #2 was built original built in 1907. Fol... (more)

BNSF 8232 looks pretty good yet as it sails overhead, down Canadian Pacific's track at 55 mph. I shot this photo while pacing the train as somebody else in a hurry passed me. Pacing shot camera se... (more)

Construction is underway for the new frac sand processing plant that borders the Wisconsin Northern railroad in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. The large plant that is now in operation can be seen here... (more)

Amtrak 90225 sits under the city of Chicago waiting at Union Station.

A lone pine stands out from the fog.

The tower that use to guard the Chicago & Northwestern and Soo Line diamond still stands in middle of the woods as seen from Wisconsin Northern 1500 heading north towards Rice Lake, Wisconsin. You... (more)

Hoppers get loaded on a side track in CSX's yard just outside of Prince, West Virginia.

I took this photo in the early 1990's when I was 13-15 years old. This was one of my first great shots. My dad always took me train watching and this was on one of our trips. My grandpa worked for... (more)

Montana Rail Link Gas Local led by SD45 MRL 346 along the Flathead River just west of Perma, Montana.

Illinois Central 101 pulls a passenger special for Ashley Furniture's 40th anniversary through Dodge, Wisconsin as a TERRIFIED horse flees the scene.

The Montana Rail Link gas train runs along the Clark Fork at track speed at Plains, Montana. The train will stop at Paradise before continuing to Missoula.

The telltale green window streaks of an outbound Metra train leaves the Chicago Union Station as it curves inbetween two apartment skyrises, one apparently has rooms available. Rising above downt... (more)