Afternoon thunderstorms begin to pop, while the Monett Turn returns to Springdale with four C420's and 28 cars in tow.

MRL's Day Gas returns to Missoula via the 10th Subdivision.

On a beautiful May afternoon, Southbound Capitol Corridor #537 rolls through Jack London Square crossing Broadway Avenue.

SP2472 heads East passing the California Poppy and some Lupine at Brightside on a beautiful Spring afternoon. Even note the brilliant blue sky reflecting off the boiler of the 4-6-2 Pacific steame... (more)

A rising sun glints the sides of a Westbound hot shot Z train on a bittery cold morning.

ACE 3101, in its celebratory wrap for ACE's 10-year anniversary highballs the Fremont Depot, and passes the semaphore on the platform.

NVRR's only 65-tonner, #52 rests unassigned in the yard. Canon Rebel XS.

Three Oakway SD60's idle in the siding at Aylmer on the BNSF KO Subdivision leading a 13,000 ton M NTWSNO1 under a sky full of stars.

Five (six mid train) of the very unique motors for the Utah Railway have 104 loads of coal in tow, almost to the top of Soldier Summit.

Can you hear it?

The faint rumble of EMD 710's echo off the evergreens of the Helena National Forest, slowly getting closer and closer. Then it appears, a quartet of freshly washed ... (more)

Helena-based helpers have cut-off from the headend and are out of view... Leaving two badass SD45's, the leader being of Great Northern heritage, on the point of a high priority rail train bound f... (more)

With digital bell clanging, FrontRunner #5 departs Salt Lake Central observing the quiet zone, with the city of Salt Lake City skyline and Wasatch Mountains lurk in the background.

Beachgoers pay no attention to the Eastbound Capitol rumbling by on the #2 main, on it's way to Sacramento.

After a challenging 40 minute hike through bear infested woods that left us soaked from head to toe and exhausted, and a quick refresh course on Lumberjack 101 thanks to Blaze, we were rewarded wi... (more)

ETTS!Before the UPS container days, "trailer jet" pig trains could be seen across the Transcon. These days, all of the hot Z9's look like stack trains. BNSF's hottest train, the Z-WSPNBY9, ... (more)