PCC streetcar # 1074 was built in 1946 by St.Louis Car Co for Twin City Rapid Transit Co. in Minneapolis-St.Paul, Minnesota and ran later from 1953 till 2001 in Newark, New Jersey. Purchased by Mu... (more)

The Harvey House Railroad Depot, originally known as the Casa del Desierto, is a former Fred Harvey House. Casa del Desierto now functions as an unstaffed Amtrak passenger station (Southwest Chief... (more)

A closer look on the hump, the 10 track receiving yard in the background and part of the 48 tracks of the classification yard in the foreground. You can see the special rail brakes (retarders) whi... (more)

The beautifully restored depot of Kelso on the Union Pacific Overland Route between Los Angeles-Barstow-Las Vegas and Salt Lake City was built in 1924 in the Spanish Mission Revival style, with a ... (more)

The new open train hall with futuristic canopy of Denver Union Station in the blue hour. One daily train pair only in the moment....Amtraks "California Zephyr", but more trains to come i... (more)

Denver's Union Station in Christmas lighting including a large Xmas tree in front.

Deck the halls! The Essex Depot is all aglow with Christmas trimmings as the Valley Railroad operates its North Pole Express Trains for the 2015 Holiday Season. There are 4 such trains per... (more)

A view on the large BNSF freight yard from Barstow hill on a cold winter sunday morning. In the foreground the 48 classification tracks, behind the hump and the 10 recieving tracks. In the middle ... (more)

K Tower at dusk, July 1995.

Amtrak No. 6, the eastbound California Zephyr, backs into Denver Union Station under the new trainshed on the pleasant Colorado night of December 6, 2014.

Day turns to night at South Deshler as a southbound has a clear signal to proceed. The location of the moon adds a bit to the scene as well.

Its a calm, but cold moonlit night at Vauces on the CSX Northern Sub as the 3 track cantilever still stands guard at the west end.

No snow today

Icicles stream off the depot roof at Paradise, Montana, on February 9, 2014. Extreme cold and snowy conditions in winter can make Montana Rail Link’s Fourth Subdivision a winter wonderland—but... (more)

Tough winter day on the Kyle—2
During plowing operations after a large snowstorm, one of the points to be very watchful of is ice and snow buildup at grade crossings. Even though trai... (more)