The Empire Builder: Amtrak train No. 7, the Empire Builder, rounds the curve just east of West Glacier, Mont. on the evening of June 26, 2011. That summer, flooding in North Dakota caused t... (more)

Rolling Along the Middle Fork: BNSF No. 4344 leads Z-CHCPTL8-28 along the Middle Fork of the Flathead River on the Hi Line Subdivision. On the left side of the river is Glacier National Par... (more)

Earning Its Keep: Nearly 58 years after it was built as No. 128 for the Northern Pacific, Watco SW1200 No. 1214 is still earning its for the Mission Mountain Railroad. On May 29, 2013, No. ... (more)

200th Photo on RailPictures.net: For my 200th photo on this site, I present one of my most recent shots. On Sunday, May 26, BNSF No. 7495 leads Seattle-bound Z-CHCSSE7-24A along the Middle ... (more)

Steam in the City of Roses: Spokane, Portland and Seattle 4-8-4 No. 700 departs Portland Union Station after being on display on May 11 for National Train Day. The locomotive is returning t... (more)

Spokane, Portland and Seattle No. 700 was the star of National Train Day in Portland, Ore. on Saturday, May 11. Hundreds of people lined up throughout the afternoon to see inside the cab of... (more)

A pair of local cattle don't even bat an eyelash as BNSF No. 4033 storms by leading a H-PASGAL manifest freight through Thompson Falls, Mont. on Montana Rail Link's 4th Subdivision. In the ... (more)

Help Wanted: A BNSF helper set shoves on the rear end of an eastbound manifest freight heading up the western slope of Marias Pass. The train is seen here, crossing the Goat Lick Trestle ne... (more)

Crowsnest Pass: An eastbound Canadian Pacific manifest freight rolls down the eastern slope of Crowsnest Pass on the British Columbia - Alberta border. The train is about to enter the commu... (more)

One Shot: On a cross country road trip from Maine to Montana in 2010, I decided to take a detour through Utah for two reasons. One, I had never seen the desert. And two, I wanted to shoot o... (more)

Winter On Marias Pass: BNSF Railway 5483 and two other General Electrics lead a manifest freight over the Middle Fork of the Flathead River at Java, near Essex, Mont., on the afternoon of F... (more)

Derailment at West Glacier: BNSF Railway employees work through the rain, after an eastbound stack train derailed near West Glacier, Mont. just before 3 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 25, 2013. The d... (more)

New England Heritage: Pam Am Railways' heritage unit, Boston and Maine No. 77, rolls along the Kennebec River near Hinkley, Maine on Jan. 5, 2013. The locomotive was painted in August 2011 ... (more)

Glacier Plow Extra: While driving home after spending the holiday in Great Falls, Montana, I stumbled upon this BNSF Railway plow extra at East Glacier Park being turned on the wye after cl... (more)

If [insert candidate here] wins, well then I'm moving to Canada!: People say it every four years, but I doubt anyone has ever done it. But if you're serious this year, and you're looking fo... (more)