A CP coal load climbs the short grade towards the tunnel thru Black Canyon.. Canadian Pacific line thru the Thompson and Fraser Canyons is a series of up and down moderate grade requiring big co... (more)

A Canadian National northbound climbs the grade up Pavillion Mountain. The grade is one of longest 2.2% grades in North America. Train 571 is curving thru 10-14 degree curves between Fountain and ... (more)

Train 571 pulls its train of empties up the 2%+ grade above the Highway 99 overpass. The former BC Rail grade from here to Kelly Lake is one of the longest and toughest in North America. The massi... (more)

The long train of Wyoming soda ash is climbing around the Durkee Loop. The loop is located on east slope of Encina Hill and is at the beginning of the 2.2% grade portion of the Hill. Eight big AC... (more)

A Utah Railway coal train curls out of the Gooseneck curve on one of the toughest portions of the 2.4% grade of Price River Canyon. The eclectic group of power on the head-end consists of three 3... (more)

Canadian National 571 roars thru Glen Fraser. The siding of Glenn Fraser is about 1/2 way up the the mountain between Lillooet and Kelly Lake. The siding was once a frequent place for meets during... (more)

Canadian National 571 clings to the cliff as it climbs out of Fountain. The train is about to punch thru the rock wall on the left of the photo thru a short tunnel. The grade north of Fountain is... (more)

The Canadian sprints westbound thru the Black Canyon of the Thompson River. Recent schedule changes have made daylight appearances of VIA in the Thompson and Fraser Canyons common.... The Canadian... (more)

WINDY POINT COLORADO? Nope... Windy Point, British Columbia. It is absolutely remarkable how much the two spots look alike. Undoubtably, this spot on the former BC Rail was named after the ... (more)

KCS on the Moffat Two Kansas City Southern SD70ACE Belles lead a westbound up the Big Ten curves.....Kanasa City Southern units always add a splash of color to the Moffat Road on there inf... (more)

CN crossing the Thompson River in the Black Canyon. The leader is CN8907 in the current CN paint scheme, second is a classic striped Cowl C40-8M.

A Canadian National stack train clings to the shore line of Kamloops Lake. The lake is 18 miles long and the Canadian Pacific and Canadian National hug opposite shores for most of that distance..... (more)

The Rocky Mountaineer takes a trip up the ex BC Rail near Glen Fraser, BC. The train has just rounded a 14 degree curve and passed under the wooden highway 99 overpass. The locomotive is a GMD bui... (more)

Spring of 2014 was fantastic on Tehachapi. Shiny new locomotives were everywhere, and the hills were extremely green, with wild flowers blooming........A bran-new UP2598 screams up Tehachapi Pass ... (more)

Nothing but Rock! A gorgeous June morning sees a BNSF manifest clinging to the cliff as it pounds up the 2% grade towards the Continental Divide. David Moffat's dream of a railroad west from Den... (more)