It’s 6:39 a.m. on the morning of July 26, 2014, as a Union Pacific inspection train exits a cut just west of Rocky, Colorado. The three-car train includes power car UPP 207, sleeper “Portolaâ€... (more)

A BNSF / MRL manifest cruises over one of the causeways near Noxon. This area is a sportsman paradise with water galore.....

Three Rio Grande tunnel motors, albeit one is in SP colors, traverse the horseshoe curve at Austin on Rio Grande's scenic North Fork branch. The local train dropped off empties and picked up loads... (more)

Westbound Kansas City - Spokane roars up the bottom of Bozeman Pass with a trio of SD45s.

VIA Rail’s train No. 2, the Canadian, rolls eastbound with 21 cars through Robertson’s Curve at Swan Landing, Alberta, on the afternoon of July 7, 2014. The spectacular Brule Range is softly r... (more)

Struggling up the 2.2% grade of Evaro Hill, three generations of EMD's battle gravity, curvature and tonnage with a handful of extra cars for Paradise ahead of the typical gasoline, diesel and jet... (more)

A westbound manifest crosses Austin Creek Viaduct / Skyline Trestle. The bridge lies within Helena National Forest and crosses the former military Road "Mullan Road". At the top of the p... (more)

A westbound unit ballast train climbs out of Helena into the setting sun. The engineer shades his face in order to see the track ahead. A brace of MRL helpers shove hard on the rear as the train ... (more)

Built in 1971 for the Burlington Northern, the MRL 256 enters the 305-foot long Tunnel #5.5 on MRL's 4th Subdivision between Alberton and Cyr; with the daily "Night Gas" local in tow.

A BNSF coal load walks up Winston Hill with a westbound coal load. 'Heavies' (Coal, Grain, Oil and Coke) often consume almost an hour climbing the 1%+ grades of Winston Hill. In about 1 minute th... (more)

A BNSF empty coal trains rolls wispily along the Missouri River towards Lombard. The canyon was the route of Lewis and clark as they explored the new Western Frontier, and now is a playground for... (more)

Westbound BNSF train MLAUPAS cruises through a winter wonderland between Noxon and Heron, Montana, on February 8, 2014, over Montana Rail Link’s scenic Fourth Subdivision. KCS SD70MAC No. 3903 a... (more)

Phabulous Phantom! The volcanic spires of Phantom Curve tower over a diminutive D&RGW C-18 Consolidation as she slowly plods westbound with a train of empty stockers headed for Chama. This... (more)

8838 makes its way east up Sherman Hill.

After passing thru the deep cut at Iron Ridge the head-end and helper crews can get a quick glimpse at one another as the power passes by in opposite directions. MRL4309 seems to have a bit of a p... (more)