The Blue Hour has arrived as it begins to snow once again and the temperature continues to drop. Seen here, BNSF ET44C4 No. 3997 leads the daily hot Alliance, Texas to Portland, Oregon Q-Train out... (more)

Before she was famous, and the last operating Rio Grande tunnel motor, 5371 earns her keep as she leads a freight across the Utah desert in the setting sun. Sure do miss taking trips to photograph... (more)

As afternoon fades to evening the howl of dynamics pierce the snow cap calm on the western slope of the Sierra, within moments the source of intruding sound peaks around the curve having just pass... (more)

Perhaps the most perfect train in the world, the CP Canadian strolls along the Bow River in Banff National Park. Next stop: Banff. Then on to Calgary and points east. An FP7-FP9 combo have a seven... (more)

An empty coal train climbs through the Crater Loops on the former D&RGW Craig Branch.

Valley Railroad ALCo 2-8-2 is pulling forward to dump ash and the fireboy is going for the next switch. While this work was common years ago, it has vanished for the most part throughout the world... (more)

The World speed-record lok crosses the highest trestle along Semmeringbahn. The sun rose up to the perfect height, shooting trough the morning fog. Some said that a modern train is inappropriate o... (more)

The Golden Leaf Road

An extra Morristown & Erie job job out of Morristown, ME MX-21 is heading for Lake Junction with four empties in tow. With the foliage at peak colors in No... (more)

The future looks a little like the past as visitors inspect the looming spectre of Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis steam locomotive No. 576. A little movie magic and imagination go a long way d... (more)

The Australia Streamliners 2016 weekend kicked off on October 1, with a colorful array of cab units representing all classes of locomotives. The B-class locomotive B61 was painted in a special sch... (more)

September in Colorado... I'll let the image do the talking.

Passing through remarkable Sheep Canyon is BNSF’s Cowley turn returning to Greybull, Wyoming, on June 22, 2016. Two recently reactivated EMD SD70MACs power the southbound train that is following... (more)

I have long thought about getting a good photo at this location. Over the years I have had more than a few chances and captured a few decent photos but I always felt there was a better shot. It is... (more)

An Amtrak Cascades train makes its way through the scenic Pacific Northwest with a Talgo Series 8 train set cab car leading the way.

A family vacation of good balance. My wife likes to fish, and I like to watch trains. Our oldest boy likes everything, so we spent a nice Saturday afternoon enjoying the Mississippi River around D... (more)