Most people do not think desert, when they think Canada. However, near Ashcroft, BC it is cactus, rattlesnakes and HEAT. On this day the thermometer hovered around 100 degrees as this CP Potash lo... (more)

A Canadian National stack train crosses the Thompson River at Lytton, BC. It is here at Lytton the Thompson and Fraser Rivers collide. Lytton was a crossroads and important stop on the early roads... (more)

DRGW489 steams up the grade towards Cumbres Pass. The 4% climb up the Rockies north of Cham, NM is perhaps the best steam show in North America!

BNSF 1078 rounds the first great loop at Austin, Montana with a heavy grain load. BNSF 1058 wears the BNSF paint scheme inspired by the Great Northern. I always thought BNSF got the paint rite the... (more)

Storm clouds are starting to gather over the Tehachapi Mountains as another lumber drag climbs south. The Tehachapi Mountains can sometimes be a very soggy place in March, bring out spectacular gr... (more)

For a short time in the Summer of 2011 you could ride a train from Chama, New Mexico to Antonito, CO, then board a standard gauge train and ride all the way to La, Veta all behind steam. SLRG 18 ... (more)

A heavy manifest screams up the 2.2% grade approaching Iron Ridge. The heavy manifest has a cut-in set of MRL manned helpers that can be seen smoking it up on the right side of the photo.

CN5799 rolls thru the rock sheds along the Thompson River. This portion of the canyon is perhaps one of the most treacherous.... The almost vertical scree slope made it necessary to build artifici... (more)

CP 3050 rolls past the massive Viterra grain complex. The train is bound for the large refineries near Port Moody. The Grain Elevator is the largest of 5 in Vancouver. The ship loading is the bulk... (more)

Train 571 rounds a tight corner along Seton Lake. The Lake is 1500 feet deep, that puts it well below sea level. The Lake has been the site of more than one train wreck as well; PGE #53 wrecked t... (more)

The greens of spring are starting to take hold in the high country of Utah. BNSF7679 is storming Soldier Summit as it un-curls out the the famous Gooseneck Curve!

An eastbound manifest enters the scenic Himes Canyon along the Bighorn River. The Bighorn River cuts thru some undulating topography between Kane and Greybull, WY, making for some of the most sce... (more)

Dropping out of Glenn Fraser on a 2.2% grade. The grade from Kelly Lake to Lillooet, BC is sometimes referred to as Pavillon Mountain. The grade is one of the longest 2.2% grades in North America... (more)

A refurbished Canadian Pacific AC4400 leads a eastbound coal empty out of Ashcroft, BC. The CN main is on the shadow side of the river. The train is set up 1x1x1. About 50% of all trains on CN a... (more)

A Canadian Pacific grain load skirts the rugged shore of Kamloops Lake on its westward journey. The scenic lake along the Thompson River is known as a warm lake and is popular for recreational sp... (more)