Metra’s 14th Street coach yard along Canal Street, the old “Zephyr Pit,” is full of commuter trains during midday on November 8, 2018, waiting for the evening rush hour. In the background, a... (more)

Descending the western grade of Marias Pass, a BNSF intermodal train cruises westbound between Paola and Red Eagle, Montana, on October 9, 2018.

A westbound Union Pacific passenger train passes through colorful Red Canyon just after crossing the Colorado River between Dell and Range, Colorado, on August 3, 2014. This location is on the Dot... (more)

Dakota, Missouri Valley & Western’s “corn train” passes milepost 349 on the Dakota Subdivision approaching Burnstad, North Dakota, on August 30, 2018. The train is powered by EMD SD60F Nos. ... (more)

A westbound BNSF grain train has crossed Marias Pass in Montana and now passes through some autumn colors on the west side of the route as it approaches Nyack on October 10, 2018.

A Metra commuter train has just departed Chicago Union Station and is about to pass underneath Roosevelt Road in Chicago, Illinois, on November 8, 2018. The train is led by Metra No. 199, an uniqu... (more)

Dakota, Missouri Valley & Western’s turn to the Canadian Pacific interchange point of Max, North Dakota, crosses Charlie’s Lake north of Garrison late in the afternoon of August 31, 2018. Powe... (more)

Montana Rail Link SDP40 No. 290 pulls an eastbound work train on the main line at Woodlin, Montana, heading for the lead into Thompson River Lumber (just east of Thompson Falls) on September 26, 2... (more)

Dakota, Missouri Valley & Western’s “wayfreight” is northbound passing through Coleharbor, North Dakota, on August 31, 2018. Powering the train is DMVW SD50F Nos. 5439 and 5408 bracketing SD... (more)

Never Again

The first double-headed Pennsylvania Railroad steam combination since the PRR dropped its fires in the 1950’s pull a train out of the Groffs siding on the Strasburg R... (more)