A Union Pacific train train heads North towards Bill, WY as two BNSF trains sit in the hopper car shop yard.

Headed West through the Nebraska sandhills to the PRB for a refill.

Amtrak's California Zephyr heads east along the Colorado River late in the day just outside State Bridge, CO. As the name states, that is what State Bridge is. State Road 131 bridge over the Color... (more)

Heading to the end of line on the Wisconsin Northern at Barron, WI. The day has come to the end and the conductor and I still have a long drive back to Chippewa Falls where we started our day. Man... (more)

Grain hoppers roll back east following the warm glow of the headlamps lighting the path through the tunnels along the Middle Fork Flathead River. The sun will rise before they start the attack of ... (more)

One of my favorites, a Soo Line SD60, roll west out of Pigs Eye Yard along the Mississippi River on one of the coldest days of the year. The sun has set causing the temperature to drop even furthe... (more)

The tractor on the right just pulled onto the road after coming down the hill from the field above. Looks like the tractor has a tiller attachment on back. The loaded train gave a few warning blow... (more)

CP 9677 is a detoured coke train running down Canadian National's trackage. The rain was coming down in sheets and the only sign of Lake Wissota in the shot is the island on the right side of the ... (more)

A whitetail deer watches my every move while the Union Pacific local sneeks up from behind returning to Altoona, WI.

The Kyle Railroad conductor applies the hand brake to some grain hoppers in Arriba, Colorado.

Iowa, Chicago, & Eastern SD40-2 6213 races down the Canadian Pacific River Subdivision right into severe weather just north of Minnesota City.

Threatning skies soon open up as Westbound BNSF 9643 comes around the bend for an Eastbound meet.

A broken axle was the cause of this derailment that sent a bunch of well cars and their containers to the ground in Hager City, Wisconsin. Clean up started soon after and went through the night to... (more)

Torrential rains continue to fall during the night as severe weather passes across western Wisconsin. The heavy rain floods in through the top of the locomotives causing heavy steam to rise from t... (more)

The BNSF local out of La Crosse is toughing out the blizzard switching the sand plant in Maiden Rock, WI. A couple of MOW workers arrived early to clean snow out of the switches and stayed to help... (more)