Even though it is raining, it has no factor on the endless string of trains in the PRB.

The first snow of the year is lit up by UP 4692 as well as old telegraph poles and bridge down the tracks. At least this snow didn't last through the night.

The sun will only be out minutes as it passes between the horizon and clouds. When the sun dissappears this fast moving coal empty will be close to it's decent down Crawford Hill. A pace shot of t... (more)

BNSF 5145 leads what looks to be a Boeing high wide car down Crawford Hill while a set of helpers grind up the hill.

Pan Shot: The sun lights up the back of the tanks and trucks of the Westward coal train as it breaks the horizon on this beautiful morning.

Skirting between the hills in the middle of nowhere is this set of tracks and the dirt road I am on. This is one of the last places you would want to get stuck.

The clouds have been trying to lift up into the sky all day while the sun at the same time tries to peek through.

The sun makes a breif appearance while the clouds add some depth to the sky.

From here you can see the road go down and back up and over the next hill. The clouds seem to be just above our heads. The train, completely in view, can see miles ahead yet before cresting the ne... (more)

Cold night air is quickly warming up creating a fog that is blowing and rising from the Flambeau River.

CN 2574 takes a rollercoaster ride North with a poor running, smokey locomotive helping from behind.

The fog starts to lift as the sun breaks from behind the hillside while this Canadian National freight heads East across the Flambeau River. This shot required my dog Kane and I to scare away some... (more)

A BNSF train echos down between the bluffs that rise above the Mississippi River and Wisconsin River. This photo was shot from Pikes Peak State Park in Iowa overlooking where the Wisconsin River f... (more)

Sometimes you have to take the road less traveled.

Pace Shot: Flying down the Mississippi River.