Made famous by photographers like Phil Hastings and Ron Nixon, Marshall Canyon, south of Spokane, Wash., is still a location that makes for a good photo. Such is the case on the afternoon of Janua... (more)

An eastbound BNSF manifest freight rolls along the Flathead River near Perma, Mont. on Montana Rail Link's 10th Sub on the morning of Sept. 4, 2011. Leading the way is BNSF SD75I 8295, sporting wh... (more)

The Last Class One: Union Pacific's Plummer Local, seen here on a nice spring afternoon in May 2008, may look like nothing special. But you'd be wrong. It holds the title as being one of the last ... (more)

SD40-2s in the Southern Interior: A trio of Canadian Pacific SD40-2s, two of which still sporting the "Multimark" that was first introduced in 1968, rolls across the Kootenay Rive... (more)

"The most spectacular passenger train on the continent": Canadian Pacific Railway FP9 No. 4107 leads the Royal Canadian Pacific passenger train west along the Elk River near Sparwood, Briti... (more)

Greenhorn Trestle:Two of Montana Rail Link's new SD70ACes, Nos. 4401 and 4400, lead the westbound LM across Greenhorn Trestle on the Mullan Pass grade on Oct. 4, 2014. Three more SD70ACes a... (more)

The Palouse: The grips of a long winter are finally loosening on the Palouse of eastern Washington and blue skies and green grass are a welcome sight on this spring day in April 2011. In c... (more)

Pieces of the Past: A quiet Saturday morning in Superior, Montana is temporarily interrupted by a trio of Montana Rail Link SD45-2s leading H-KCKSPO1-24. In the foreground, old signal masts... (more)

Change In The Kingdom: Vermont Rail System/Washington County roadjob NPWJ (Newport - White River Jct) passes the Weidmann Electric Industries just south of Lyndonville, Vermont on August 5, 2008. ... (more)

Is This Heaven?: It's another day in Mason City, Iowa, as Iowa Traction No. 54 gets to work at the AGP Mill. In 2010 the sight of an 80 year old electric kicking cars could remind someone of the o... (more)

Rio Grande Country: Ever since I was a kid, I wanted to see the Rio Grande and who could blame me? Stunning mountain vistas, endless scenery, and endless photographic opportunity. Just last week I... (more)

With a short cut of freight and a cobbose on the rear end, Montana Rail Link's Schilling Local is a perfect depliction of a classic wayfreight. Seen here on February 28, the local has just finishe... (more)

East Meets West: Norfolk Southern No. 1073, the Penn Central heritage unit, helps lead an eastbound intermodal train on BNSF Railway's Hi Line Subdivision on Sunday, June 21, 2015. The rugg... (more)

A westbound BNSF freight rolls through Lothrop, Montana on Montana Rail Link's 4th Subdivision on the afternoon of August 6, 2011. At the throttle is MRL engineer David Franz, a veteran of MRL, th... (more)

While much of western Montana is starting to enjoy the early signs of spring, Glacier National Park and Marias Pass are still within the icy grip of winter. One of the first sunny days in weeks (l... (more)