As the sun dips towards the horizon, the low sun angle creates a firey glow off the unit ethanol train heading west on the former DME. Train 637 climbs a slight grade out of Lewiston as the four ... (more)

Coal loads blast through the highway 101 crossing at 47MPH as they begin to slow for a crew change in Cass Lake. I'm shooting at 300mm about 3/4 mile away.

Busting through the grade crossing after a blizzard cleared out the night before. Video and other photos here.<... (more)

The sign reads: "DANGER, DO NOT ENTER NO CLEARANCE FAST MOVING TRAINS" I'm sure in recent years, more moose and bear have read this sign than humans. This tunnel is 1800 feet long ... (more)

As I stood waiting for the train, I heard the engine number on the scanner. I figured it was that nasty faded H2 with the big bloody nose and nearly put my gear away. Luckily I stood ready and s... (more)

The M-SUPMIN rolls over the Prairie River. Vantage point was US highway 2. Since the bridge was recently replaced, there are wide shoulders which photographers can (almost) safely stand and shoo... (more)

My nephew (5 y/o) waits to shut the video camera off four seconds after the DPU unit passes by us. He does a great job, but forgets to be quite sometimes and the camera picks up his excitment.

I would have never expected to catch a Cascades unit leading the Illinois Zephyr.

Following the blizzard that hit on Decembr 30th, 2010, the first train to roll over the Grand Forks sub was the Manifest from Superior, WI to Grand Forks, ND. The snow varied from spot to spot wi... (more)

The Railfan Gods looked down upon the photographers at West Portal and gave a nice sucker hole for one of the last runs on '08.

Dust off your shoulders and get back to work... snow accumulates on top of this GE as the train was obviously doing some drift busting out west.

Hopefully soon that middle unit will look as nice as the other two as it was just donated by the CN to the Lake Superior Railroad Museum. I thought for sure I was going to see a grade crossing ac... (more)

As summer wraps up for 2007, I ventured out for some railroad action on the BNSF Staples Sub. Seen here is a Midwest Energy Coal train with a nice looking leader as they make an appearance throug... (more)

Today's history lesson... I'm sure the kids on board the bus didn't bother to give the F9's a second look. What is likely the second to the last run of these beasts, it is never known for sure as... (more)

This is why I love Chicagoland... where else can you get four moving trains in a single shot?! Three Metra Trains and one Amtrak...