With the first hint of autumn colors beginning to grace the hills of western Virginia, NS 7569 leads three GE sisters and an EMD cousin across Bull Run Viaduct with an empty coal train returning t... (more)

Shortly after a line of late-summer thunderstorms rolled through the Wasatch Range, this westbound loaded coal train thundered out of Helper bound for Long Beach, CA. I first photographed the tra... (more)

Danville's first Iron Heritage Festival excursion train of the day to Bloomsburg crosses Fishing Creek on its return trip to Danville. Rupert Bridge No.56, a restored covered bridge, carries Read... (more)

It's a steam locomotive. Wait! It's a diesel locomotive. Wait! It's a....Stiesel? This is former Sumpter & Choctaw 2-8-2 No. 102, converted to internal combustion many years ago by the good ... (more)

CP flyfishing charter comes down the east side of the Rockies towards Lake Louise. Judging by the dirt on the end coaches, they must have had some wet weather.

A pair of Alaska GP40-2s lead a southbound nearly 7,000 foot long empty container/freight train from Anchorage to Whittier to meet the arrival of the CN barge from Prince Rupert, BC with the next ... (more)

A long UP mixed manifest rambles west through the Columbia River Gorge on the approach to Bridal Veil, Oregon.

598 makes an assault on the West Slopes.

Amazing, the sunny break is shining on the train location ;-) Now if only the lead power was reversed. There was a family of beavers in the pond to the right.

Cleaning the flues Former Canadian National Mogul #89 charges up the grade between East Strasburg Yard and Paradise Lane with the Johnson Bar adjusted to blow out the flues and smokebox. ... (more)

BNSF 9265 fronts the first of three southbound coal trains through Palmer Lake on a beautiful and busy Sunday morning. These trains would meet waiting northbounds at Monument, Academy, and Colora... (more)

A short train of about 20 cars cross the Genesee River over the Portageville Road Trestle. Thanks to Ben Martin for directing me to this spectacular location.