The strong back lighting from the sun coupled with the low hanging mist gives this scene an eerie feel as a westbound marches on.

Running along the tramway in Central District in the evening with its dark coffee tram body advertisement.

Although the weather was lousy when I visited this railroad last year I had a great time thanks mainly to an amazing man that I met. He was called Harold Borovec who was kindness itself, a mine of... (more)

A Pacer unit heads for Sunderland over the 1849 built High Level bridge crossing the river Tyne. Also in shot are the 1872 swing bridge and the 1982 metro bridge.

Speeding southbound on the Brown Line entering the Loop trackage, a CTA train slams across the diamonds at Tower 18, in the northwest corner of Chicago's Loop. This is one of the busiest junctions... (more)

An extra Mount Holly Springs freight crosses Route 34 after dropping off a hot car for NS at the interchange 'yard' a few miles north.

A stack train glints as it snakes east through the desert at Ludlow, CA on the BNSF Needles Sub as the sun sets on a very windy and dusty day in April 2009.

An eastbound CSX coal drag nears the summit of Newburg Grade at Tunnelton, West Virginia, in the last light of a September evening. The two AC4400s on the point are assisted by two helpers on the ... (more)

Two workers lead Amtrak's westbound Cardinal into the station at Prince, West Virginia, due to signal problems on CSX's New River Subdivision.

When one thinks of Poland, one often thinks of grey skies as typified in this photo. If that is the light you have, you have to make the best of it. A trip in 2002 started out on the grey and rain... (more)

Strong steady wind with up to 50 mph gusts push down and hold the locomotives exhaust against the ground as it flows over the other three tracks on Logan Hill.

The NNRy's 1909 vintage Alco pulls up to the enginehouse in a shroud of steam and smoke. Framed in the shadows of the door can be seen the RIP track building and the coal and water tower beyond t... (more)

The secret life of a switch lantern is reviled in this close up view of a Adlake kerosene fired switch lamp photographed at the East Ely freight yards on Feb. 10th, 2009. Steve Crise Photo, © Scr... (more)

Tornado is dragged across the Edward VII bridge before taking out the return leg of its maiden passenger carrying trip.