It's always nice to see big crowds turn out for railroad events, and that was certainly the case for the UP 844's stop in Strasburg, CO. It seemed like most of the residents of this small town cam... (more)

Tracks of the former State Belt Railway slope upward toward the San Francisco bay, reflecting the afternoon sun. The State Belt Railway served the waterfront of San Francisco up until the 1980s.

Passengers on the Southern Loops! It's hard to imagine the weather could have been any nicer for the North Carolina Transportation Museum's 2010 fall foliage excursions. This year's rare-milage tr... (more)

Two days after one of Roanoke's biggest snow storms of the past few decades, railroad activity is still relatively light. Here we see 15T rolling into town after battling drifts to the north.

The Hotel Roanoke was built by the Norfolk & Western Railroad for its passengers and businessmen in 1882. While the city has grown up substantially since those days, today you can still see the ne... (more)

After crossing the Pamlico Sound, the Plymouth - Chocowinity turn picks up the pace as it runs through the flat fertile farm country of Beaufort County

#14 is in the lead of a photo freight passing the Runk Rd bridge (with numerous railfans on the other embankment) during the Fall Spectacular weekend. I remember my brother and I killing a lot of ... (more)

The Montana Rockies Railtours tourist train crosses Greenhorn Trestle on our journey west to Sandpoint, ID. Very soon the train will go through Mullan Tunnel at the crest of Mullan Pass. Riding... (more)

At it's most basic level, railroads exist to move a product from one location to another. At each end there is oft-overlooked interaction with all the men and women whose jobs are supported by fre... (more)

Spring is in full bloom in NC, framing Amtrak 79 as it blows through Durham.

The engineer keeps a watchful eye on the approaching crossing and station as he brings the noon excursion back into New Hope

Leaving Coal Creek Canyon and the rugged Rocky Mountains behind, a train full of the black diamonds snakes its way through Little Ten Curve heading toward Denver.

Christmas decorations around the Aberdeen depot with a CSX local switching in the distance

Westbound 135 tackles the final stretch of the climb to the continental divide at Ridgecrest on a bleak fall afternoon in western North Carolina.

The middle of summer in America's heartland.