The weather man said 2-5 inches of snow last night clearing into sunshine for Saturday. Well I would guess we got a good 12 inches, so when I found out the coal train was called late I decided to ... (more)

On October 24, 2009 The C&TS ran their end of season freight train as a triple header up to the summit of Cumbres Pass. Seen here just a mile out of Chama. While most of the other photographers we... (more)

Rock and Rail's first rock train of the year provided a surprise. The train was led by UP Rio Grande Heritage Unit 1989 seen here exiting the Royal Gorge near Canon City, CO. It was a good day to ... (more)

Well, it looks like winter has finished its business here in Alaska and things are beginning to turn green in the last frontier so I thought I may as well post one of my last real winter shots. An... (more)

A blast from the past brings up the rear of an Alaska RR work train at Brookman along the shores of Turnagain Arm. In the background are the Kenai Mountains.

When I saw the call time of tonight's Seward Freight I thought I might get lucky and have the trains arrival at Potter along Cook Inlet might coincide the sunset. It was pretty close as ARR 4010 r... (more)

ARR 3006 crosses C Street in front of the Alaska Railroad's General Office Building en-route to the APU spur to switch out several customers. The APU Spur is the closest thing o street running the... (more)

A couple of Kayakers brave the icy waters of Prince William Sound as they pass the ARMS barge being unloaded by the Alaska Railroad at Whittier, AK The ARMS Barge makes a trip from Seattle to Whit... (more)

A shot I have long tried to capture finally came together as I followed a coal train south from Anchorage on a very nice summer's eve. It is bitter sweet however as this is likely to be the last e... (more)

One of the signature locations on the Alaska Railroad is the Hurricane Bridge over Hurrican Gulch. The bridge is over 300 feet above Hurricane creek. When riding the train this bridge appears out ... (more)

While this shot is about a mile from my home I have had a very difficult time adding it to my database of ARR images. First, we just don't run that many trains in the winter on the south end of th... (more)

One of three Rio Grande's 3 GP60s leads a manifest south at Colorado Springs under threatening skies. I am not exactly sure what the odd silver horizontal striping is but I think it is related to ... (more)

One of the most famous locations on the Alaska Railroad, The Hurricane Bridge, spans Hurricane Gulch and the railhead is 300' above Hurrican Creek. Only in Alaska can one get this type of service.

The fall colors have made their way south as seen here at Girdwood as a empty coal train rolls north en-route to Anchorage and then further north more another load. It was a beautiful fall afterno... (more)

Although I lived in Colorado Springs for 17 years I could count the number of times I was able to photograph the military operations of Fort Carson. They often came off the property to pick up tra... (more)