Northbound Antonito-Alamosa passenger train lead by SLRG #18 rolling through the rural southern Colorado landscape on a beautiful summer evening. The train has been to Antonito to make a connectio... (more)
Southbound export coal loads behind a trio of SD70MACs roll along near Portage passing a frozen pond with the Chugach Mountains standing tall in the background.
Alaska Railroad SD70MAC 4001 and others take refuge from a cold Alaska night in the diesel shop at Anchorage undergoing some routine maintenance.
Southbound CSX coal loads led by ES44AC 755 pass by the often photographed church in Toecane, NC deep in the beautiful Blue Ridge region of western North Carolina.
Northbound CSX Q692 rolls through downtown Spruce Pine on CSX's Blue Ridge subdivision.
The Denver Post Train is getting underway as it departs Cheyenne for its southbound trip back to Denver, seen here crossing over at the west end of the yard at Cheyenne and passing under the BNSF ... (more)
Southbound ARR export coal loads behind three SD70MACs roll through Rainbow on the mainline with a rail gang cleared up in the siding.
NS 9974 splits the classic pair of N&W intermediate signals as it leads westbound empty hoppers through Willowtown on a beautiful late summer Sunday afternoon.
Eastbound BNSF stacks crest Goffs Hill at sunset after the long climb up from Cadiz. From here it is a downhill run into Needles for a crew change before heading further east along the Transcon in... (more)
A pair of CSX GEs lead a loaded SCWX coal train south over the Copper Creek Viaduct at Clinchport on a beautiful summer evening.
A rainy evening in Clifton Forge finds the freshly painted 614 resting at the C&O Railway Heritage Center. Thanks to Rick Tabb and Chase Gunnoe for their assistance.
Engineer Earl Knoob looks ahead from the cab of San Luis & Rio Grande #18 as we climb the east side of La Veta Pass at 13mph on the trip back to Alamosa. The throttle is wide open and we are along... (more)
Southbound BNSF coal loads roll through the small community of St. Mary, Nebraska on their trek from Lincoln to Kansas City and points south.
One of the more basic elements of railroading can sometimes provide the most details. A car of wheels sits on a siding near the BNSF Havelock shops on a dreary Saturday morning.
C&TS K36 #489 leads the daily Chama-Antonito train as it gets underway passing the often photographed water tower leaving the yard in Chama for the climb over Cumbres Pass. A walk through the yard... (more)
SLRG 115 switches a couple of local industries in Antonito, the south end of operations for the San Luis & Rio Grande on a beautiful Colorado summer day. In the distance, the predictable Colorado ... (more)
An eastbound NS work train illuminates the scene as it finishes its climb up the grade into Watkins. A CSX trackage rights empty hopper train holds in the siding for its signal to head west after ... (more)
Eastbound BNSF coal loads get underway after a fuel and crew stop at Lincoln, NE.
Moving eastbound on NS trackage rights, CSX loaded TILX coal train N357 drops downgrade about to pass under US Highway 23 near Jasper in the last light of this Sunday evening.
Northbound autorack train Q226 rolls through the rural countryside at Sparta, KY on an unusually mild August morning.
Three CSX GE Dash 8s lead a TVA loaded unit coal train up to the crest of "Hagans Hill" on the CV Subvidision deep in the mountains of Southwestern Virginia. This train loaded on the St. Charles B... (more)
A pair of CSX GEs are wound up tight as they drag a 15,000+ ton coal train bound for South Carolina up the "middle" leg of the Hagans Switchback at Smiley, VA. Two more GEs are 110 cars back shovi... (more)
Alfalfa hay season is in full swing in this agriculture-rich southern portion of Colorado as SLRG FP10 #1100 is seen working the Monte Vista Turn as it slows for the yard limits in Monte Vista. Ju... (more)
San Luis & Rio Grande #18 leads the Alamosa - La Veta train off the east side of La Veta Pass after making a stop at the top of the pass (Fir) to deposit concert attendees at a Michael Martin Murp... (more)
The southbound Frontier Days Train behind UP 844 and UP 6936 flies southbound through downtown Nunn, CO on its 3-hour run from Cheyenne to Denver. This yearly event train is certainly not to be mi... (more)
Cumbers & Toltec Scenic 487 has just arrived in Antonito with its train from an all-day run across Cumbres Pass from Chama, NM and is seen here about to cut away from its train at the depot and mo... (more)
San Luis & Rio Grande FP10 #1100 works the San Luis Central (SLC) connection at Monte Vista, Co on a beautiful Colorado summer afternoon.
Westbound stack train 22A rolls through the rural landscape at Mohawk, TN in the late afternoon sun on a hot and muggy day in East Tennessee. In the background, a couple of locals get a front row ... (more)
The northbound Denver Post / Cheyenne Frontier Days Train gets underway just a little after 7am on a beautiful morning in the Mile High City. The 20+ car train is just leaving the Denver skyline i... (more)
San Luis & Rio Grande #18 (Rio Grande Scenic) leads its beautiful IC-inspired train through a slight curve just north of La Jara, Colorado on its 30 mile run down from Alamosa to Antonito where it... (more)
BNSF 5765 leads a westbound empty coal train through Greenwood on the final miles of its run into Lincoln, NE for a fuel stop and a new crew.
Southbound coal loads on the St. Joseph Subdivision roll through the rural farming community of Table Rock, NE enroute from Lincoln to Kansas City.
Westbound coal empties scream through Waverly under a vintage signal bridge which is in the process of being replaced. This train is just a few miles outside of its crew change and fuel stop in Li... (more)
A trio of leased UP dash 8s lead eastbound local 396 near Gate City on a rainy Tuesday afternoon. NS currently has approximately 50 of these engines leased from UP.
Eastbound coal loads roll through the small town of Humboldt, NE on the St. Joseph Subdivision bound for Kansas City.
Southbound export coal loads twist and turn along the Turnagain Arm at Beluga Point on their trek from Usibelli Mine near Healy to the export coal dock at Seward. The three DPU SD70MACs can be see... (more)
A pair of manned CSX GEs shove on the rear of a loaded TILX coal train as it works uphill near East Stone Gap on NS's Appalachia District.
The warm temps of April are beginning to green things up in the mountains of SW Virginia as a westbound NS empty hopper train rolls through Gate City enroute to Andover, VA.
Looking ahead from the front row in the upper level on a former NP dome car affords a "only in Alaska" scene as the southbound Coastal Classic leans into a gentle curve just north of... (more)
Alaska RR rotary snow plow #3 basking in the summer sun at Anchorage yard awaiting its move up to a siding at Curry for long-term storage awaiting its disposition. This plow was built by the Cooke... (more)
A northbound empty ARR coal train prepares to cross the Snow River, 15 miles north of Seward. This crew has deadheaded down from Anchorage and is taking the train back north to Anchorage where the... (more)
Southbound Seward-bound export coal loads round the sharp curve at Indian on a crystal clear Friday morning. On the rear of the train, three more SD70s are coasting along but will be put to good u... (more)
A Whittier-bound freight train leans into the curve at Beluga Point with the morning sun shadows still stretching across the rock face in the background. This train will land its train in Whittier... (more)
The annual Anchorage Convention and Visitors Bureau charter passenger train is seen passing through a snow squall just north of Portage, Alaska behind a single SD70MAC. The train left Anchorage ar... (more)
An Alaska RR southbound Whittier freight train passes the Alyeska Ski Train in the siding at Girdwood. The crew on this 120S is taking empty flats to Whittier to be loaded with inbound containers ... (more)
A southbound loaded Alaska RR export coal train rolls toward the Old Glenn Highway overpass just south of Matanuska Junction. In Anchorage, three distributed power SD70MACs will be added to the re... (more)
A pair of Alaska RR GP40-2s lead an Anchorage-bound freight train around the north leg of the wye at Portage with the Chugach Mountains standing tall in the background. The dead trees in the foreg... (more)
Three SD70MACs lead an export coal train along the Lower Trail Lake near Crown Point, Alaska as seen fro a Cessna 182 float plane on a beautiful late summer day in Alaska.
Westbound empty CSX coal train T436 operating on NS trackage rights works uphill through Natural Tunnel behind pair of GE products. more)
A Seward-bound ARR Cruise Train skirts the Upper Trail Lake at Moose Pass, Alaska on a beautiful late summer day as a few flyers are about to take a Cessna float plane up for a flight in the foreg... (more)
Southbound Amtrak Pacific Surfliner #566 slows for an on-time stop at the San Clemente Pier on a beautiful Southern California Saturday morning.
As nightfall quickly approaches, a westbound stack train sits in the siding at Goffs being overtaken by a higher priority westbound Z train. more)
Westbound priority stack train led by BNSF 6637 at track speed overtaking a freight train that had ducked in the siding at Goffs.
At sunset, an eastbound BNSF stack train grinds up Goffs hill and ducks under tractor trailer traffic on Interstate 40 at Fenner, CA.
Two DPUs bring up the rear of this eastbound BNSF stack train as it crests the hill at Goffs under a beautiful Mojave Desert sunset.
It is almost 9pm and still an hour away from sunset on this beautiful late summer day along the Turnagain Arm south of Anchorage as the northbound Coastal Classic parallels the Sewar... (more)
A set of ARR power waits for its nocturnal trip to Whitter under a beautiful Alaska afternoon sky with the Chugach Mountains rising in the background to the east.
Eastbound NS ECP loaded coal train 722 easing through the yard at Frisco, TN/VA awaiting traffic ahead to clear before continuing its journey to Bulls Gap and points beyond.
Eastbound NS ECP loaded coal train 722 rolling through the small community of Yuma, VA on a peaceful Sunday autumn afternoon.
A cool August evening in Anchorage finds a pair of GPs sitting inside the diesel shop facility with another pair sitting outside awaiting their next work. This facility and a similar one in Fairba... (more)
