Safety First- While Ed Dickens and his crew tend to their steed, a steel Blue Flag protects the locomotive from movement. A medallion bearing the photo of each crew member with a tag beari... (more)
A heard of cattle is definitely more interested in the photographer than the northbound BNSF coal train passing by in the background through Belle Ayr Junction, Wyoming, on May 30, 2009.
There might not be any photo lines or a Big Boy 4-8-8-4 barreling down this right-of-way along Union Pacific's Overland Route, but this obscure rail line in one of West Virginia'a most remote sect... (more)