Portland & Western Railroad's American Turn crossing Cartney Drive just north of Harrisburg, Oregon. Leading the train is Willamette & Pacific's "black widow" GP9 no. 1801. The train serves severa... (more)

Southern Pacific steam locomotive no. 4449 arriving at Oaks Park in Portland, Oregon, with the Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation's Holiday Express train on December 12, 2009. The 4449 operated on De... (more)

Southern Pacific steam locomotive no. 4449 pulling the Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation's Holiday Express train in Portland, Oregon, on December 11, 2009. The 4449 operated on December 11-13, while... (more)

Union Pacific's daily Roseville to Portland manifest eases through downtown Eugene, Oregon, under threatening November skies. Four locomotives lead the 72-car train, which is about to cross Washin... (more)

Albany & Eastern Railroad's Mill City Local passing late fall foliage at the former town of Gilkey, Oregon. The train is taking two empty boxcars to the Freres Lumber Co.'s plywood mill, where it ... (more)

Union Pacific no. 5208 leading four additional six-axles on the Roseville-Portland (Lake Yard) train under stormy Veteran's Day skies in Oregon's Willamette Valley.

Amtrak no. 11, the southbound Coast Starlight, pauses at the station in Albany, Oregon, at twilight on Veteran's Day 2009, running one hour and ten minutes late.

BNSF eastbound baretable train emerging from Tunnel 1.5 at North Bonneville, Washington. The tunnel was completed in 1977 as part of a line relocation project.

Amtrak's eastbound California Zephyr passing a colorful cottonwood tree along the Colorado River at the small town and siding of Radium, Colorado.

Westbound BNSF mixed freight train framed by the wooden overpass at Home Valley, Washington. The overpass connects state highway 14 with a campground along the Columbia River. Originally built as ... (more)

Union Pacific business train heading south from Portland, Oregon, to Dunsmuir, California. The train is carrying railroad officials making an inspection tour of the line. For another view and more... (more)

Westward limited express Super Oozora passenger train ascending Karikachi Pass near Shintoku, Hokkaido, Japan. The pass links eastern Hokkaido with Sapporo, the island's largest city. The l... (more)

Southward container freight train led by a DF200 diesel-electric locomotive passing a torii gate at the entrance to a Shinto shrine in Abuta, Hokkaido, Japan. The train is traveling on the busy ro... (more)

Shortly after sunrise, a mixed freight train on the Jitong Railway heads west out of Chabuga, Inner Mongolia, with a single QJ locomotive leading about 30 cars. Regular steam operations ended less... (more)

On the plains of Inner Mongolia, the gatekeeper at the west end of Baomutu siding raises the manual crossing gates after the passage of a westbound freight train. Gatekeepers on the Jitong Railway... (more)