The Super Moon Eclipse begins to rise over the Colorado Plateau as a heavy Los Angeles Harbor bound stack train slowly climbs the 1.5% grade at Angell.

As the sun sets over the three rivers that are the namesake of the Three Rivers Rambler, Washington & Lincolnton 203 leads the last Rambler of the day across the Holston River. Scenes like this a... (more)

Looking westbound down the TP&W rails, we see the fixed semaphore acting as a distant signal guarding the diamond with the SPCSL on another hazy summer evening due to the wildfires out west.

It's just before sunrise as a loaded ballast train led by BNSF C44-9W No. 4104 departs Longmont, Colorado on September 20, 2015.

As I was driving to Los Angeles to spend Fourth of July with my family, I found myself in front of a beautiful sunset; caused by a monsoon storm over Kingman. I told myself that if a train comes n... (more)

With minimal light left, and not knowing when he would pull, NS 212 finally pulled Pomona as the sun dipped below the horizon with a trio of UP's that came off the previous day's 226 from Los Ange... (more)

Here we have a personal favorite of mine, which was captured earlier this year. On the evening of a lunar eclipse, a pair of semaphore signals stand tall as a full moon rises in the distance. Loca... (more)

As the sun sets on a great day track side with some great friends, we wrapped up with one last train at Peach Springs. The hot Los Angeles, CA to Willow Springs, IL UPS train approaches the contro... (more)

Here we see a lit semaphore signal standing tall as the sun rises above the distant mesa. Recently many of these historic signals have fallen, however some, such as the one featured here remains o... (more)

A night ride aboard an open-air "breezer" feels great after a day of 95 degree temperatures. Taken during the 2015 Midwest Old Threshers Reunion, Mount Pleasant, Iowa.

The sun rises in the eastern skies of Colorado as Union Pacific's North Yard (Denver), Colorado to Roper Yard (Salt Lake City), Utah manifest crosses over CO-HWY 72 in Coal Creek Canyon on August ... (more)

With a glorious sunset filling the sky, loaded oil can 562 accelerates east after getting the signal at Blackbird. Taken while off duty, wearing full PPE.

An evening boat ride on the Saugus River gave me the opportunity to watch trains running through the marshes up close. Here, HSP46 2013 shoves a train back to Boston.

A loaded grain train bound for Clinton, IA, passes thru the small town of Clarence minutes after sunset. The train is traveling along highway 30, around 45 miles from Clinton.