Sunrise finds an eastbound baretable sitting amongst the forest of signal masts, waiting for a more favorable signal to depart Winslow yard.

The engineer lays on a thick blanket of smoke during the photo runby of Steamtown's Moscow excursion, blanketing the entire area with a nice layer of cinders. The first day of Lackawanna Railfest... (more)

As the Route 66 song says, "Don't forget Winona" - how could you with morning views like this of the BNSF Seligman sub? This intermodal train is heading east on the "transcon".

A ubiquitous Dash-9W Pumpkin leads yet another stack train northbound across Bealville Road near the end of a glorious early spring day in the Tehachapis.

A unit coal train, originating in Wyoming's Powder River Basin, heads easbound on UP's Boone Sub (ex-CNW).

A UP stack train heads east on the "wrong" main (which was the "correct" main in C&NW's left-hand running days) on UP's Boone Sub shortly before dusk.

As storm clouds gather over the Tehachapi mountains, a BNSF stack train emerges out of Tunnel 1 on UP's Mojave sub, grinding upgrade towards the summit at Tehachapi.

The Hills are alive with the sound of... Dash 9Ws pushing hard on a stack train ascending the grade on UP's Mojave Sub. Not many sights are more stunning than the Tehachapis in springtime.

With the Tehachapi Mountains as a backdrop, SP 'Heritage' Unit 1996 leads a TOFC southbound through Mojave, CA, with the classic (and often-photographed) SP signal bridge making a nice photo prop.

A Dark-Future SD70MAC leads a TOFC nortbound along the Hudson River on CSX's aptly-name River Line. The backdrop of brilliant fall foliage was made even more vibrant by the early morning light.

Staying just ahead of the shadow cast by a puffy cloud, a pair of BNSF C44-9Ws leads a CSX drag freight down the east slope of the famous Sand Patch grade.

Can you pick out (and identify) the four Susquehanna river bridges shown in this shot of a southbound AEM7? Look closely!

New 'Railfan' condos line the shore of the Susquehanna river, most with tremendous views of the massive ex-PRR bridge, and a constant parade of Amtrak and MARC passenger trains. Acela Express #20... (more)

A brace of 'Dark Future' SD70ACs leads a northbound TOFC through Bear Mountain State Park. The lead unit is about to touch the southern shore of Iona Island.

A brace of 'Dark Future' EMDs (SD70ACe, SD70MAC) leads an eastbound TOFC through the Harpers Ferry Station. The brick building, top center-left, is the 'Secret Six Tavern', a great place to enjoy... (more)