This is not a notable photograph by any artistic standards. But it does represent one of the few times in my life that I've been absolutely terror-stricken. After a day of railfanning in the Metro... (more)

Born 1946, Died 2005. RS-2 4610 goes to scrap alongside C420 976.

One of Modesto & Empire Traction's new grasshoppers prowls around the Beard Industrial Park. The M&ET once had a thriving fleet of GE 70-Tonners, all maintained to perfection. Though the railroad ... (more)

One of Amtrak's 40th Anniversary locomotives hustles through the night on the point of the eastbound Capitol Limited. The train is running wrong-main, dodging slower freights in an attempt to make... (more)

Shortly after startup, a Wisconsin Northern train rolls north towards Rice Lake through classic Wisconsin farm country.

At least ten members of Pacific Harbor Line's all-environmentally-friendly fleet await the call to duty on a humid spring morning. With a classy paint scheme like this, you can tell that someone i... (more)

Is it smiling?

Beach-goers barely notice the Surfliner as it slows for the station stop in San Clemente on a perfect spring evening.

Majestic Mount Rainier towers over a southbound Cascades Service train near sunset. The peak of Rainier is 40 miles from this photo spot.

Of all the twinkling lights of the city, one light shines brightest - a westbound Norfolk Southern stack train working along Mount Washington.

A westbound CSX intermodal train crosses the High Falls in Rochester, New York, just a stone's throw from Kodak World Headquarters. As a sign of the times, a Kodak product was not used to record t... (more)

M420 cousins bear silent witness as RS-2 4610 is unceremoniously ripped to pieces and strewn around. Their fate won't be any different.

A contrast of technologies: A short westbound train with a GP30 slug set and caboose rolls past lines of newer equipment at Larry's Truck & Electric. The CSX GP30 and caboose seem to have a bright... (more)

A view of the photo run-by site at the park in Ithaca. The 600 people riding the train were joined by half the chase-n-pace crowd, resulting in a complete jam of people.