A once in a lifetime event produced purple skies the farthest south I’ve ever been alive for. Here is the southbound signal lit up at CP 102.

A once in a lifetime event produced purple skies the farthest south I’ve ever been alive for. Here is the southbound signal lit up for a northbound train at CP 106.

CP 2816 rounds the curve at Elbow Lake, now only 40 miles from Glenwood. ILSX 919, the elevator switcher, is off to the right. Not much is known about the unit, but considering the fact SW9s were ... (more)

CP 2816 leads the Final Spike tour train East out of Portage.

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P449 glides westbound thru Chatham with a duo of 50th anniversary locomotives

Western Maryland had no FP7s but Canadian Pacific did and because of that we can see what a Western Maryland FP7 might have looked like, well, minus that round tank and ditch lights etc. In any c... (more)

A late CPKC 113 allows a rare opportunity to catch an afternoon westbound at Spicer East.

Uncoupled B-unit is hard to catch. This one has special significance. A former Clinchfield unit, one of the last 4 on that road and something of a celebrity for having been part of the many excu... (more)

UP 2533 (ES44AC) leads a freight through the open range lands south of Laramie, Wyoming.

1899 was the founding year of Genesse and Wyoming Railroad. This freshly painted GE bears the same number and was coupled with fresh EMD numbered 125 to honor the 125th Anniversary. A special pass... (more)

UP 5593 (AC4400CW) leads a freight out of the Hermosa Tunnels and heads towards Laramie, Wyoming.

UP 5593 (AC4400CW) leads a freight from the Hermosa Tunnels and heads towards Tie Siding.

UP 801 (GP38-2) works a yard in Commerce City, Colorado as they shuffle gondolas at a metal recycling facility.

UP 8147 (ES44AC) runs through Coal Creek Canyon as snow and fog moves into the valley.