After leaving the Lewistown Branch it was a straight shot back north 102 miles from the junction at Sipple to Great Falls. Here the train is rolling past an elevator far more modern than those ju... (more)

The Great Falls yard was referring to this job as the "Lost Local" and on this quiet day after Christmas she owns the mainline as she clips northbound by a couple of classic old grain elevators on... (more)

After driving nearly four hours exploring the Laurel Sub with nary a peep on the radio suddenly it came alive just as we were about to leave and head off to explore the remnants of the Milwaukee R... (more)

A pair of geeps have been switching the south lead of the BNSF's ex GN yard. When making long pulls out of the yard they will reach all the way to and across the Missouri River Bridge here at MP ... (more)

I was traipsing around the small Essex Yard to get some close up shots of the vintage SD40 Helpers reposing there when suddenly this westbound grain train snuck up on me. It's amazing how quiet a... (more)

The view from my front porch! The weather was still COLD today in Anchorage, but the light was just brilliant for a few hours. The 4318 and a sister slumber away for the winter on ready tracks i... (more)

Sometimes the best photos can be found right under your nose. It was the warmest day in Anchorage in at least 10 days, today, with a high of -1 degrees! The sky was clear and crisp and the ice c... (more)

It's 11 AM on Christmas Eve and the ubiqitous Essex Helpers have returned from an eastbound workout. They are drifting into the yard and passing the famous 1939 built ex GN landmark. Cascade Gre... (more)

The skies have brightened enough to give a glimpse of the surrounding peaks as the Essex Helpers have arisen from their slumber and pulled up to the east end of the yard in anticipation of pushing... (more)

Amtrak's schedules in the Pacific Northwest have been in disarray for days following the heavy storms in Oregon and Washington. Hence the eastbound Empire Builder is running about 3 hrs late as sh... (more)

It's 1:30 PM and the sun is already very low here in the Alaskan Interior during the first week of November. Winter comes early in Alaska and the days are short, but what little light it does off... (more)

It's Christmas Eve and a call to the trainmaster in Whitefish said not much would be running over the pass this day. After shooting a late running Amtrak 8 I was on my way to return the rented sn... (more)

In one of the few moments of sunlight during my three day stat at the Izaak Walton Inn (mind you I'm NOT complaining) I was fortunate to catch this hot westbound. This Chicago-Seattle Z train is ... (more)

Amtrak's eastbound Empire Builder is running about three hours late on Christmas Eve as she sails east over the Two Medicine River at one of the most famous locations on the former Great Northern ... (more)

It's Christmas Eve and a call to the trainmaster in Whitefish said not much would be running over the pass this day. After shooting a late running Amtrak 8 I was on my way to return the rented sn... (more)