NN #40 with the boxcar train at Hiline Junction in the emptiness of rural northern central Nevada. Well worth the drive from civilization to partake in one of the top photo charters of the year.

NN #40 and the rotary plow share the yard as part of the Nevada Northern's Winter Steam Spectacular weekend.

A westbound UP freight crosses the seemingly endless salt flats of western Utah on its way to California, seen here near the famous Bonneville Salt Flats. There is something about the western USA... (more)

Amtrak's eastbound Sunset Limited, Train #2, awaits departure from San Antonio in the early hours of the morning with the Phase IV heritage leader. The calm of the morning at the depot contrasts ... (more)

Amtrak's eastbound Sunset Limited, Train #2, highballs through the small town of Waelder, TX on its way to Houston from San Antonio with a Phase IV heritage leader. The searchlight signals on thi... (more)

NN's ex-SP SD9 sits in the engine house at East Ely awaiting the call to duty with its steam driven cousins.

Parked power in the Nevada Northern enginehouse awaits a call to duty some day, but for now, is idled in the cold northern Nevada winter.

A southbound mixed freight in daylight is a rare treat on the infrequently photographed Corpus Christi Sub between San Antonio and it's namesake city. A patched SP AC44 running solo with blooming... (more)

An empty UP autorack train heads into the sunset on the Sunset Route as a local freight awaits the call to duty on Monday morning.

A caboose. A rotary snow plow. Two steam engines. An outfit car. A coal tipple. A water tower. Blue skies. Fresh snow. What more does one need? Photo taken at the Nevada Northern's Winter... (more)

NN 40 pulls out of the tunnel on the line to the mine at Keystone with a short passenger train bound for the depot at East Ely. Just another great scene from the Nevada Northern's 2013 Winter Ste... (more)

NN 93 pulls down one of the engine house tracks to be spotted for the nigh shoot at the Nevada Northern Winter Steam Spectacular. Remember, Safety First!

Nevada Northern #40 sits in front of the depot at the East Ely yard awaiting the next departure up the hill to the mine at Keystone in a timeless scene.

An empty autorack train heads toward Mexico for another set of new automobiles as it speeds along the former MP Laredo Sub south of San Antonio. In these parts, the tracks seem to curve more up a... (more)

A long way from the mainlines of the Great Northern, this old soldier continues to earn its keep switching frac sand, crude oil, pipe, and other products of the Eagle Ford Oil Shale formation in s... (more)