Baiyin Minerals Railway SY 1470 storms upgrade leaving the smog of Baiyin behind. The Baiyin Minerals Railway is the last scheduled standard gauge steam passenger train left in the world that is n... (more)

Union Pacific #844 coasts downgrade through Andover, CA. The train is bound for Sparks, NV for the night. Andover is both a historic site and a scenic wonder for photography, situated just up the... (more)

Union Pacific #844 blasts upgrade along the ledge at Cape Horn. Here the original Transcontinental Railroad hugs a granite cliff face above the American River, hundreds of feet below. This modern ... (more)

Former McCloud River Railroad #18 darkens the blue Nevada sky, as it heads upgrade for Virginia City on the restored Virginia & Truckee Railroad.

Former Mccloud River Railroad #18 blasts upgrade above Hayward's Siding on it's way to Virginia City. This train is running on the restored Virginia and Truckee Railroad.

Former McCloud River Railroad #18 is about to enter Tunnel #4 on the restored Virginia and Truckee Railroad. These tracks are owned by the Virginia and Truckee Railroad which has operated over muc... (more)

Former McCloud River Railroad #18 storms upgrade near Hayward's Siding on the restored Viriginia and Truckee Railroad.

Former McCloud River Railroad #18 blasts out of Tunnel #2 on the restored section of the Virginia and Truckee Railroad. This tunnel originally completed in 1869 when the line opened, was dynamited... (more)

Former McCloud River Railroad #18 leads a Virginia & Truckee train up grade near American Flat, NV. While the logging mikado still wears the paint of it's former owner, it is now the property of t... (more)

Union Pacific #844 storms up the Truckee River Canyon through Verdi, NV. The locomotive is about to cross the stateline and enter California. By the end of the day, the locomotive and its train wi... (more)

Union Pacific #844 makes a steamy departure from Winnemucca, NV on a cold October morning. On this day, the train was bound for Elko, NV a short but scenic run on the former WP mainline across nor... (more)

Union Pacific #844 roars through Palisade Canyon on its way west towards Sacramento, CA. The 4-8-4 is running on the ex-Southern Pacific mainline. Both the ex-SP and the ex-WP mainlines share this... (more)

Copper Basin Railway #401 leads the first ore train of the day, OT-1, into Hayden, AZ. Hayden is the location of the massive ASARCO copper smelter, which keeps this shortline busy nearly 24/7.

Copper Basin Railway #402 leads a sulfuric acid train downgrade from the ASARCO smelter. The train is about to enter the Copper Basin mainline at Hayden. The smelter, the reason for this shortline... (more)

Southwest Portland Cement #415 leads an empty coal train downgrade from the Bell Mountain Quarry. The industrial railroad brings coal up to the quarry for power and use in cement processing, and t... (more)