Spring is in the air this April afternoon as UP 9062 rolls westbound with a trio of Dash 8s. Including former C&NW units such as the 9062 seen here, UP had some 333 standard cab Dash 8s.

Deep in the Potomac River valley, CSX 6406 brings an eastbound manifest out of the mountain and past the old color position light masts at Magnolia, WV on a spring afternoon.

UP 8305 leads a smaller but ever-trusty SD40-2 on Proviso to North Platte symbol MPRNP on a winter afternoon.

Oakland-bound IG2OA-27 crosses the Missouri River and enters Nebraska in Blair, NE on this impressive former C&NW bridge. Trees block this vantage point these days.

BNSF 4671 is westbound just shy of the Arizona line at Manuelito, NM. Back in ABS days and days of signals displayed to the right of an approaching train, the left hand running nature of this terr... (more)

The Altoona-Lewistown turn crosses over from No.1 to No.2 track at Hunt interlocking on a bluebird October morning.

NS 9432 cruises beneath the position lights at Warrior Ridge with a handful of auto parts hi-cubes running special.

A trio of MACs hum downgrade past the old depot in Red Oak, IA in the waning light of a December afternoon. Astia.

I am flummoxed as to where this shot was taken and will award the brass figlagee with bronze oakleaf palm to anyone who can provide some insight. My guess is somewhere around Fremont, NE or out we... (more)

The fields have turned brown as the seasons inexorably turn. UP 6618 leads westbound empties back to the Powder River mines in the fall of '99. Velvia.

While sunning ourselves on the rocks above Seligman this Arizona morning, a headlight slowly approaches in the distance and soon the 4456 East comes grinding up the stiff grade toward the Arizona ... (more)

An early March afternoon finds UP 7288 westbound with empty hoppers passing the imposing Wagner Mills elevators in Schuyler, NE. Fuji Velvia.

One of the Super Fleet Dash8-40BWs with an LMX Dash8-39B lead a Swift Roadrailer out of Crozier Canyon and down the tangent toward Valentine. Ektachrome.

CNW 8702 leads an American President Line double-stack train out the south main at Brule, NE. An SP and SSW GP60M and a Dash 9 follow in the power consist. Ektachrome.

A pair of MACs haul westbound empties near Pleasant Dale, NE.