Under the cover of darkness, the Kansas City Southern Holiday Express departs Meridian, Miss. for Shreveport, La. led by KCS 2 and the rest of the business entourage.
After waiting for the Southbound "Illini" to pass, CN A407 to Gary, Ind. starts north out of Champaign Yard limits with two veteran Illinois Central SD70s under a fading sun.
Unfortunately for those familiar with CW McCall's song "The Silverton Train," the Animas River Gorge only finds itself 230-ish feet from rail to river, as opposed to the 400-feet McCall ... (more)
Union Pacific's Big Boy has just spun around on the wye and is headed towards the Moffatt Subdivision to spend the night with Denver's skyline standing tall behind them.
Union Pacific's Big Boy beats across the diamond and Sand Creek in Commerce City as they approach Denver.
Union Pacific's monstrous Big Boy 4014 slides south onto the Greeley Subdivision en route to Denver for its only scheduled service weekend for 2022.
Union Pacific's Potash Local from Grand Junction to Moab and return slides underneath the Corona Arch on their way back to Grand Junction.
Under a starry night sky, two Union Pacific SD70ACe-T4 units sit quiet awaiting a new crew.
Cumbres & Toltec's morning departure out of Chama makes its assault on Cumbres Pass seen through this Photoshop composite to display the elevation changes the train makes.
In the Colorado landscape's dramatic fashion, Royal Gorge Scenic train snakes along the Arkansas River and between the walls of the Royal Gorge. 1,053 feet above the train is the Royal Gorge Bridg... (more)
BNSF 6396 awaits a slot in Gallup Yard while BNSF 7287 on a stack train races east at sunset.
Navajo Mine Railroad ET44 2026 brings up the rear of a southbound coal move with an Alco C425 leading out of the Four Corners Station.
As seen from the overlook above, Union Pacific's weekly local to Montrose snakes along the Gunnison River between Grand Junction and Delta.
Under the watchful eye of the train crew, Section 463 clings to the side of the mountain as it weaves its way along the famous High Line of the D&RGW Silverton Branch. A section to 463 was run to ... (more)
Looking high above the famous High Line we see K-36 Class 480 on train 261 to Cascade Canyon.
