The "Tractors, Trains, and Planes" Memorial weekend event at Santa Margarita Ranch had a new addition this year- a giant American flag! Here the Seattle bound Coast Starlight passes by t... (more)

Though the big boy is massive in its own right, it fails in comparison to Mount Ogden's snowy peaks in the background. 45 minutes into the journey to Evanston, 4014 passed through Peterson with mu... (more)

The hills were alive with people as 4014 passed through Echo Canyon on its short trip to Evanston on Mother's Day. It was truly a moving experience to see and hear 4014 pass through Castle Rock.

On a cloudless Saturday morning along the Southern California coast, a southbound Amtrak train sneaks up behind two unconcerned women out for their morning walk along a trackside trail.

Welcome to Omaha, Nebraska! On a pleasantly warm Thanksgiving weekend, 6900 and 4023 welcome home visitors from vacations in Iowa and beyond along I-80.

Ready to steam into the night! As 9000's headlight beams into the darkness a few crewmen look over the engine and discuss the route. It was such a pleasure to work on this annual night photosh... (more)

Alco FPA-4 #6776 sits at the Grand Canyon Station at the South Rim welcoming visitors as they step off the train after a 2 hour train ride. The engine was moved to this location in 2016.

Old friends gather in front of Outer Harbor Terminal #2 waiting for their photo to be taken at the San Pedro port during WWII. Or more accurately, actors from all over Southern California pose in ... (more)

ATSF 2912 seems to have recently gotten a facelift as she sits outside the Pueblo, CO railroad station with fresh paint in the lovely evening light. The rope visible on the side is for visitors to... (more)

The dramatic scenery of the Royal Gorge is always a reminder of how small we are compared to nature. The new addition CRRX 3104 is dwarfed in comparison to the canyon walls we snaked through. On a... (more)

I last visited the Royal Gorge Railroad in the summer of 2011. The train was pulled by the staple F7 unit back then so I must say I was a bit surprised when neither engine on our train was an F7. ... (more)

After missing the first train of the day at 10:45 by 5 minutes due to traffic from a car fire on the I-70, we were rescheduled to the 12:30 train and instead got to preview our ride over the Devil... (more)

Former ATSF 4-8-4 #2912 basks in the evening sun with what looks to be a fresh coat of paint. Other photos on RP show her looking a lot worse for wear as recently as 2 years ago. I'm glad to see t... (more)

The trees caressed in snow fill the background as the silence all around is broken by a heavy intermodal destined for the warmth of San Bernardino, CA. This is one of my favorite photos from the w... (more)

Bright orange BNSF engines emerge from the wall of snow falling at Yampai just short of the summit. Yampai usually does not see heavy snowfall like it did the night before, so my friend and I were... (more)