With rainstorms to the east, a westbound BNSF freight passes the east switch at Lombard, Montana, on the afternoon of July 2, 2017. Milwaukee Roads abandoned Pacific Extension main line is on the ... (more)

Wagons East!!!

For years, I've joked with fellow coworker and RailPictures contribuitor Elijah Cross about getting a very long telephoto lens and shooting the intermediate pai... (more)

The only thing to remind one this afternoon that its fall is a cool breeze blowing down the coast as Amtrak's appropriately named Coast Starlight skirts the Pacific Ocean while passing thro... (more)

Union Pacific 'Big Big' No. 4014 climbs up the grade after making a 45 minute stop at Langtry.

In 2011 I came to Afton Canyon to photograph Union Pacific’s steam locomotive 844 as it crossed over this bridge. It was traveling the other direction on a cold November morning, but I loved the... (more)

The rear of MWCPT passes Mormon Rocks on a nice fall morning.

Passing through a Cajon Pass landmark, the Mormon Rocks (created by the San Andreas Fault) is Union Pacific “Big Boy” 4014, leading a 23-car passenger train from Barstow to the railroad’s We... (more)

4014 returns to Cajon under steam! Though 4014 may be "big," it's still no match when compared to the Mormon rocks. Having just passed through Mormon Rocks to the delight of many onlookers and pho... (more)

After Switching from BNSF rails to the UP Palmdale Cutoff at Silverwood, Union Pacific no.4014 slides westbound down grade to Colton in Southern California.The restored Locomotive looking good as ... (more)

Peaking over the summit Amtrak's westbound Southwest Chief approaches the west end of the siding at Glorieta, New Mexico. This segment of BNSF's Glorieta Subdivision (between Rowe and Lamy) is und... (more)

Clinging to the edge of the rocks in the impressive Pikeville cut, empty ethanol train K428 snakes its way up the the former C&O Big Sandy Subdivision in the first light of day. The BC Rail barn o... (more)

BC RAIL 4609 looks rite at home crossing the Cheakamus River. The Red-White-Blue C40-8M was built in 1990 to battle the mountains and weather of British Columbia. The GE cowls became as synonym... (more)

Rock Creek Canyon
Right in the gut of rugged Rock Creek Canyon on Rio Grande’s Craig Branch, an eastbound coal train exits Tunnel 45 between Crater and Volcano, Colorado, on September ... (more)

The MRL laurel-Missoula manifest train is heavy with refurbished M1 Abrams tanks. This is quite a un-common site for this train, but made for a very heavy train. The head-end consisted of a SD40 l... (more)

Union Pacific "Big Boy" steam locomotive 4-8-8-4 #4014 and "Living Legend" 4-8-4 #844 at Castle Rock.