BNSF 9348 brings up the rear of a westbound coal train on Montana Rail Link at the end of a nice October day along the Clark Fork in northwest Montana. The frog pond at Trout Creek is always a nic... (more)

A pair of CN SD40-2Ws are separated by a freshly repainted SD40 making a handsome trio parked at the CN station at Boston Bar on a nice winter day in February 1982. At this point the snow was fair... (more)

GMD-1 no. 1001 with A-1-A trucks idles at Thornton Yard in Pt. Mann, BC near Vancouver. CN has gotten a lot of miles off these late 50s era workhorses.

A CN freight led by CN GP9 no. 4511 in the 1961 scheme featuring a pair of unique winterization hatches rolls by parked GP9 no. 4532. Trailing GP9 4581 is in themore normal set up, but wears the t... (more)

MRL 4301 leads the ML east around a curve a few miles west of Columbus, MT as it nears the end of its journey from Missoula to Laurel, MT.

The CN local operating west from Chippewa Falls as a turn returns east after switching a lumber operation at Colfax and an ethanol plant near Boyceville. Fall colors came a bit early this season, ... (more)

BNSF 8026 and 3874 take advantage of the double track on the "Funnel" allowing 3874's grain train to overtake 8026's. Grain train activity appeared to be quite heavy in the Pacific North... (more)

BNSF 7221 hustles a Q train east along Lake Pepin's shoreline at Pepin, WI through fall colors and drift wood along its embankment.

Amtrak's Empire Builder passengers enjoy the colorful foliage along the Mississippi River Valley as train 8 heads east near Maple Springs, MN along the shore of Lake Pepin. Sunny weather gave way ... (more)

GP40 no. 2085 shares space at Genessee & Wyoming's Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern roundhouse at Huron, SD. The bright orange colors replace a long line of history at this location. Prior owner Dakot... (more)

BLE 910 handles local chores on a piece of the former Green Bay & Western at Amherst Junction, WI. The short train is waiting near the junction switch with the CN mainline for traffic to clear so ... (more)

A northbound CN freight rolls through Atwood, WI with a surprise on the rear, albeit backwards. NP 390, a former North Coast Limited observation car named the Rainier Club, was heading north with ... (more)

A CN local holds in the siding while a lengthy manifest rolls north on the mainline at Atwood, WI. Note the red flag in lieu of a FRED on the local. The northbound freight had a bigger surprise on... (more)

About a half hour after shooting the UP local going east, the daily westbound manifest showed up at E. Boundary Rd. near Woodville. Although impressively powered, the railroad certainly has fallen... (more)

UP 1592 and 1447 roll eastward at E. Boundary Rd., location of a former junction with a branchline to Spring Valley, WI on the former C&NW. This power is the weekday local returning to Altoona fro... (more)