Cold mornings make for great steam effects, but sometimes you get almost too much! Class 19D 4-8-2 No. 2669 climbs into the sun on a cold, misty morning.

The pusher set drifts west at the Ponderosa Ranch at sunset. Thank You friendly BNSF crew!

Standing on the rear platform of the caboose, the brakeman is going to be enjoying a beautiful sunrise in a few minutes. PM 1225 is hustling a northbound freight past Smith Rd.

The loco crew take a break and a cup of tea. The guard (conductor) looks on disapprovingly?

The 644 leads a northbound Westsider freight train towards McMinnville. It was pouring down rain just prior to this photo, and I got my feet wet while hurrying to get different angles as the train... (more)

Two workers brandishing a red flag with hammer-and-sickle logo. The purpose of this display is not known, but they were happy to be photographed - indicating a thumbs-up sign when I showed them th... (more)

An approaching coal train light cuts the thick night fog rising from the Tug River. On nights like these, a train can be heard coming miles away.

CSX detour on CP Rails' D&H passes "the castle" at Lacolle at 23:18 on a wild winter night. Heavy snow pushed by high winds enhances the drama here.

Heading into the setting sun, NN RS-2 no. 105 and RS-3 no. 109 bring a freight downgrade across Steptoe Creek. The haze in the background is smoke from steamers 40 & 93, switching the yard at Ely... (more)

Annie Bruehl and her 1953 Buick wait for 618 to storm through the 1200 South crossing.

The secret is out, the Heber Valley is the place to be for winter steam photography! It's warmed up and the beaver pond has melted enough to reveal a great reflection!

What attracted gricers from around the world to this obscure line was this viaduct, which had an almost surreal quality about it, especially in the hazy lighting that is typical of this area due t... (more)

The Weiyuan Coal Railway is only about three miles long, and runs to a truck reload. It exists on a day to day basis only because local village elders will not let the coal company drive coal tru... (more)

The fog lifts from the valley floor as No. 618 performs a photo runby at sunrise.

Fog covers the Heber Valley Railroad main line near Charleston on a cold winter morning.