The DPUs of a westbound stack train glide down Cajon Pass and the sun sets behind the San Gabriel Mountains.

The westbound Amtrak California Zephyr zips westbound through the outskirts of Kremmling between the scenic Byers and Gore Canyons.

27 miles out of Denver Union Station, the Denver & Rio Grande Western route turns west into Tunnel 8, penetrating the imposing Flatirons during its climb toward the Moffat Tunnel and continental d... (more)

Nickel Plate Road 765 and NS/NKP 8100 lead train 958, the Harrisburg Division employee excursion, across Rockville Bridge as the F units lead train 956, a deadhead business train, eastbound. For m... (more)

The sun has yet to rise above distant mountains, as a westbound BNSF train on the Montana Rail Link drops down Winston Hill, just west of Winston, Montana, on a gorgeous early Fall morning.

With three EMD F9's, Northern Pacific's westbound flagship "North Coast Limited," Train 25, ascends the east side of 6,356-ft. Homestake Pass near Whitehall, Montana. Next stop is Butte.

By 8AM on this Saturday this little dirt road probably saw a full day's worth of cars, as railfans turned out in force to catch a glimpse of Union Pacific 844 and its gleaming yellow train whiskin... (more)

An assortment of nine engines (six of which are dead in tow) head up an eastbound manifest at Rural Retreat not long after daybreak on the Pulaski District.

In perhaps the only location in the world that you can photograph a train through a natural arch, Union Pacific’s Potash local heads north into Bootlegger Canyon on May 12, 2006. This train norm... (more)

My pre-dawn departure from Durham was looking more and more like waste of time as I drove past Greensboro, Statesville, then Hickory in a constant drizzle under overcast skies. As I neared Old For... (more)

A southbound BNSF intermodal train winds around a horseshoe curve at Keene, CA on a weather/picture perfect day in May. The Chavez Center is in the middle of the horseshoe. No haze, no clouds, ... (more)

A northbound BNSF coal train heads across a fill just south of Bill, Wyoming. The Powder River Basin is a great place to catch beautiful sunsets.

Great Salt Lake crossing
An eastbound Union Pacific freight begins the long trek across Great Salt Lake at Lakeside, Utah. A wood trestle used to carry the line straight across directly... (more)

A southbound BNSF intermodal train begins looping itself on a weather/picture perfect day in May. No haze, no clouds, light wind, 55 degrees. The plane and its pilot were chartered at the Tehach... (more)

This better become my most popular photo ever, seeing how it cost me seven stitches in my finger, a tow truck and a midnight arrival at Barstow Community Hospital to get it :(