Ninety six EMD cylinders battle gravity and wet rail climbing Bozeman Pass. The sound was amazing.

One rail, two sails. DMIR 404 dumps Minntac pellets on Dock 6, high above the Walter J. McCarthy which was loading nearly 60,000 tons of ore destined for Gary, IN while the CN owned Great Lakes Fl... (more)

A sucker hole of sun catches four C420's cackling South, through a s-curve, lined with wildflowers in bloom. Must admit, my first time seeing ALCO's in mainline action, was really awesome!

A Westbound UP inspection special rolls through an open field framed with Fall colors, as part of the Blue Mountains soars behind the 10 car train on a chilly October morning.

Merry Christmas! The City of Minot proudly displays their tree and nutcrackers every year on Main Street next to the vintage Soo Line depot. It's been my goal every year to get at least one... (more)

Light cloud cover doesn't hinder a noon sun on a warm Winter day from lighting the stainless steel sides of Amtrak 7, the Westbound Empire Builder being assisted by a BNSF ES44AC. The sun w... (more)

The snow capped Sierra's lurk in the background as the Western Pacific Heritage SD70ACe leads a 14 car Officers' Special down Donner Pass on a crisp, early November morning.

Oakland's Coach Yard switcher has been pressed into road service and leads Train 535 down Jack London Square and towards San Jose. I think the AMTK 507 is in dire need of another repaint, she's lo... (more)

UP 8101 and 3 other units drift downgrade and exit Tunnel 35 in sweet 7PM light.

The last you'll ever see of the Grand Luxe Express rolls by the nice vineyards of American Canyon with an equally as nice lashup leading.

The one-of-a-kind MK5000 Utah Railway 5005 leads a loaded coal train past the famous advertising location for the DRGW; Castle Gate.

A brand new ES44C4 leads the 80 car (63 blue SWFX and 17 old heavy SWFX) Blue Looper down the hill near milepost 7 on the Lee Ranch Subdivision.. Fortunately I shot the train when I did, as in und... (more)

Three units lead a Northbound manifest up Jack London Square on a cloudy April morning.

Engineer Klink (Yeshir!) and Train 716 play in Jack London Square with weekend motorists.

After cutting the power car and three sleepers away from the rest of the train, UP 2010 does some of that quasi-street runnin' through the Port of Oakland, after sunset.