On this Sunday morning, 844 approaches the last bridge of Afton Canyon on its way to what would turn out to be a long stop in Kelso, CA.
The first train from Trainfestival I saw. Coming in from Chicago I got out the map to try and find how to get to this small town of Bureau. We knew we had found it when we saw other people gatheri... (more)
844 passes by through Daggett with not much longer to go until it gets an overnight rest in Yermo.
Old friends gather in front of Outer Harbor Terminal #2 waiting for their photo to be taken at the San Pedro port during WWII. Or more accurately, actors from all over Southern California pose in ... (more)
4014 returns to Cajon under steam! Though 4014 may be "big," it's still no match when compared to the Mormon rocks. Having just passed through Mormon Rocks to the delight of many onlookers and pho... (more)
During the Memorial Day Weekend "Trains, Tractors, and Tanks" event at Santa Margarita Ranch the privately owned railroad on the property was running and giving rides. The engine (2-6-2 Porter) an... (more)
Welcome to Omaha, Nebraska! On a pleasantly warm Thanksgiving weekend, 6900 and 4023 welcome home visitors from vacations in Iowa and beyond along I-80.
7355 leading a train through Fullerton station.
Former ATSF 4-8-4 #2912 basks in the evening sun with what looks to be a fresh coat of paint. Other photos on RP show her looking a lot worse for wear as recently as 2 years ago. I'm glad to see t... (more)
A Union Pacific train coming up the hill with a patched SP unit, while a BNSF train heads downhill.
BNSF 7705 leading a train into the city of Mojave.
The faces of railroading. The engineer and fireman of SP 5021 take a minute to pose in front of the engine they ran today with a supervisor joining in for the photo opportunity. RailGiants Train M... (more)
A Union Pacific train with a graffitied lead engine heads up the hill in the last couple hours of light.
A freight train leaving the station as two engines come through with the lead engine missing part of the logo on the front.
With a foot of fresh snow on the ground from an El Niño storm, a westbound high priority intermodal rolls through Maine during the blue hour.
