The Upper Peninsula of Michigan has some neat railroad operations for an area that is mostly forest. Pictured through some of the many pine trees that populate the area, a pair of veteran GE C30-7... (more)

Within sight of the geologic formation from which the town derives its name, a Burlington Northern coal train passes through Castle Rock, Colorado. The exhaust confirms that all units are working ... (more)

Trailing four Katy SD40-2’s, a Burlington Northern C30-7 leads a trainload of Powder River coal south on the Joint Line at Sedalia, Colorado.

A pair of classic C30-7's (BN 5549 & 5545) are left to fend off the elements at the North Yard in Alliance, Nebraska.

BN 5523 has 3 KCS units in the consist as it crosses Hwy 20 in Orin WY. with and empty coal train in May of 1990.

An eastbound Santa Fe pig train exits the horseshoe at Allard, California. The train’s caboose can be seen in the distance, with 44 TOFC cars separating it from the engines.

A GE C30-7 leads a pair of six-axle EMDs on a southbound empty coal train. Tom Golden photo.

New Hope & Ivyland #7087, getting ready to depart the Halloween decorated station, with the first trip of the day.

A pair of GE C30-7's head back for more iron ore at Tilden as they pass through the rock cut at Eagle Mills Jct.

A southbound CSX grain train passes a freight at Harwood Junction, Indiana, on a rainy April 25, 1993. On the point of the grain train is former L&N SD40-2 No. 8070, while the freight is led by a ... (more)

Down from Galera, at 4829 meters above sea level (15843,18 feet), this work train is dropping stones on the track, performing maintenance.

ATSF 8069 has been repainted in the Kodachrome scheme as it waits in the siding for an opposing train to pass. Koadachrome's were fairly common in the Matfield Green area of Kansas in 1989.

CLOVIS NM Sept 3 1984 -- Santa Fe C30-7 8052 and four other units accelerate out of Clovis on their eastward trek with a TOFC train.

UP 2514 leads an Eastbound Intermodal train over Cajon Pass. Behind the double stack cars and first few Intermodal cars are flats loaded with Toyota Truck beds. It appears that the third engine ha... (more)

PURCELL OK May 31 1985 -- The engineer of AT&SF 8082 snags his orders. The train is traveling west (compass south). I must have viewed this scene hundreds of times but only rarely thought to photo... (more)