SD18 One of only 54 SD18s built for domestic use... This SD18 soldiers on in shortline service in South Haven, Kansas. Built in 1963 and riding on Alco trucks this monster was designed f... (more)

Trona A nice lash-up of second generation six-axle locomotives blast upgrade out of the Searles Valley. The train heavy in Trona (Soda Ash) was loaded in Trona, CA at the huge chemical p... (more)

The South Draw Sand Train Pull No other place on the Moffat Tunnel Subdivision combines grades, curves and tunnels like South Draw. This is the section of railroad the Rio Grande purchase... (more)

Loveland This is site of the former Great Western shops and rebuild center. Not much is done here anymore. Omnitrax's 's former Grest Western Railroad still offers a diverse and ever chan... (more)

UP6220 West A manifest turns into the morning sun at Tunnel 1 on the Moffat Road. This scene is changing forever, as bulldozers are now cutting new roads and knocking down tress. Soon 90+... (more)

Screamin' 51! Former Phelps Dodge 51 built in 1967 screams up the 4-5% grade at Corral Cut. The locomotive has dust filters making for a very unique tribute to the past Phelps Dodge Flee... (more)

Pritchard Creek Horseshoe A new "Heavy" GE leads westbound grain load around the Pritchard Creek Horseshoe. The train has a total 8 big motors for the pill up the 2.2% grade. The second... (more)

Marias Pass A eastbound manifest climbs the heavy grade (1.8%) at Java, Montana. A dry cold front moved in making for a crystal clear morning despite fires in the area. The snow sheds p... (more)

Rocky Known affectionately by rail fans in Canada as "Rocky"...the Rocky Mountaineer climbs the Colorado Front Range at Tunnel One. The train makes a 4 day round trip from Denve... (more)

Tehachapi A SD70ACE leads a southbound stack up the 2%+ grade near Caliente, CA. There have been several proposals to to build a new alignment to by-pass the severe grades of Tehachapi ... (more)

Sheep and the Triclops "Triclops" SD60m leads a Cowley Turn out of spectacular Sheep Canyon. The Cowley Turn runs 5 days a week out of Greybull, Wyoming. The local serves Agric... (more)

Another Hill RCPE has just crested another Hill along the ex Chicago & North Western line to Belle Fourche. The train is heavy with bentonite clay which is used in oil drilling and vari... (more)

AZER out of Clifton Arizona Eastern's Clifton turn climbs the stiff 2%+ grade out of Clifton Arizona. The spectacular desert mountain railroad is chisled out of the cliffs high above the... (more)

Pier F Among endless stacks of containers the Port of Long Beach also handles other commodities. The bulk freighter Spar Mira loads salt for China on Pier F. The ship is fairly small at... (more)

Searles Searles was the Junction between Southern Pacific's Jawbone Line and and Trona Railway. From here the Trona drops a long steep grade onto the the rim of Death Valley. In the phot... (more)