Under a plethora of stars on a clear Montana night, the Northern Pacific-era cantilevered signal announces the dispatcher’s decision to route a BNSF train west on Montana Rail Link’s main line... (more)

Green over red on the signal and red over green in the sky as a southbound CN freight hums along the Rainy sub about to cross over the Ramshaw diamond.

A northbound CN freight rumbles and bumbles along up the CN Missabe sub passing through the control points of S. and N. Fairlane while heading to Canada as the northern lights dance in the sky abo... (more)

A T-Bird has pulled up and called the CN RTC desk looking for lights to leave the plant and head back to the mine to reload. Seems to be lights all around.

A loaded all-rail ore train eases down Steelton Hill in western Duluth as northern lights put on a show above.

After being sold to a shortline in rural Saskatchewan, CN 1440 sits dead and drained under clear skies. A couple of weeks later it was stripped down for parts/scrapped.

The steam era cantilever at West Tuscor indicates a westbound is lined through on a cool Summer evening.

11:45pm Hot Intermodal NS train - A two unit train led by NS 4023 Rolls through Hunstville Alabama in front of the NASA Space Center along I-565 Highway

Goodnight Moon

The moon rises over the east siding switch of Chapelle in one of the last fleeing days of these iconic signals. The 'Southern Infestation' of signals from Las V... (more)

Under a starry night sky, two Union Pacific SD70ACe-T4 units sit quiet awaiting a new crew.

The Milky Way is apparent looming over the MP 783 intermediates on a clear Summer night in 2020 along the BNSF Glorieta Subdivision near Chapelle, New Mexico.

The stars of the universe glow an intense shine over the darkness of northern New Mexico as the intermediate semaphore blades stand guard over the former ATSF Transcontinental. Despite being over ... (more)

Signal P 002 showing red under an amazing light show provided by mother nature

Stars streak across the sky in a 1-hour exposure on a cool January 29, 2022 evening. Pictured is steam engine number 360. Formerly owned by Dierks Lumber Company and subsidiary line Texas, Oklahom... (more)

A really strong geomagnetic storm hit earth this weekend making auroras highly visible in Central Finland. This got me to Vihtavuori, where an amazing northern lights show was waiting for me. Sadl... (more)