DXC5333 and DXC5425 lead the east-bound TranzAlpine slowly across the Waimakariri River bridge, giving passengers time to take in the stunning alpine scenery.

1431 was built by Clyde Engineering in NSW in 1957 for NZ Railways. It was sold to Steam Incorporated in 1988 and, after restoration, returned to mainline service in 2009. Working a Grand Circle e... (more)

DXC5245 and DC4409 rest outside the Hillside Workshops, Dunedin. Photo taken from a moving Taieri Gorge Railway train.

DFB7239 roars away from Kaikoura with the south-bound 'Coastal Pacific,' crossing over Whaleway Station Road (...yes, it goes to the railway station and the whale watching centre) and the main str... (more)

Just three weeks before a magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit this region, DXC5270-DXC5039 blast out of Tunnel No.19 and cross the Ohau Stream on the South Island's Main North Line. About 100 metres to t... (more)

Taken just moments after my previous image (No.597291), KiwiRail banker locomotives DXC5385-5419-5520 lead a 'Silver Fern' railcar out of Arthur's Pass yard and over the Bealey River. Immediately ... (more)

Viewed from a waterfall on the Avalanche Peak track, KiwiRail banker locomotives DXC5385-5419-5520 lead a 'Silver Fern' railcar out of Arthur's Pass yard. The train will shortly enter the 8.5km lo... (more)

DXH5448 and another DX skirt the Waimakariri River between Cass and Bealey with a westbound empty coal train.

DXC5356 and DXC5206 pass Kelly Creek between Otira and Aickens with a westbound empty coal train.

In mid-August 2008 the heaviest snowfalls since 1974 hit the famed Arthurs Pass route across New Zealand's Southern Alps. The highway across the mountains was closed for two days and while the par... (more)

In mid-August 2008 the heaviest snowfalls since 1974 hit the famed Arthurs Pass route across New Zealand's Southern Alps. The highway across the mountains was closed for two days and while the par... (more)

A pair of rebuilt General Electric U26Cs, KiwiRail 5356 and 5304, lead the daily Tranz Alpine Express passenger train toward the Lake Brunner depot at Moana, New Zealand, on October 21, 2016. Not... (more)

Climbing trees for the shot at Arthur's Pass... The Tranz Alpine Express passenger train - daily between Christchurch and Greymouth, New Zealand on the South Island - is seen entering the Otira T... (more)

Rebuilt General Electric U26Cs, KiwiRail 5241 and 5500, lead intermodal train 736-22 northbound through Ethelton, New Zealand, on October 22, 2016.

The late morning departure of the KiwiRail train #736 allows for a different vantage point than the previous norm for this train as it passes through the community of Oaro, which is nestled betwee... (more)