Sun setting on the season. Although summer will not officially end for more than 20 days, Labor Day weekend always feels like the end of something. But the season that I am referring to is the sea... (more)

Amtrak's eastbound Southwest Chief No. 4 catches this late summer sunset outside of La Junta, Colo., on its eastward journey across the original Santa Fe mainline toward Dodge City, Kan., a... (more)

A westbound Rio Grande freight drops down the steep 3% western grade of Tennessee Pass at Mitchell, Colorado, on July 20, 1990. Leading the train is EMD SD40T-2 “Tunnel Motor” No. 5349, which is m... (more)

CBR 2448 leads its train bound for Eugene as it crosses North Tenmile Lake near Lakeside, Oregon on June 21, 2018. Photo by Dan. R. Scheidell.

The California Zephyr rolls through the barren and stark, yet beautiful countryside of Utah.

Wild 'N Wonderful West Virginia... Heavy rains have just pushed to east, allowing an evening sunset and low level fog to greet Chicago-bound passengers on Amtrak's westbound Cardinal No. 51 as it ... (more)

201 crosses the Holston River at Bluff City, TN with the Illinois Terminal leading the way.

After meeting an eastbound pig train at Sando, Santa Fe 231 West bursts out of the siding, crossing the short street it had stopped shy of so as not to block trucks coming and going from Domtar Gy... (more)

It takes a lot to pull people's attention away from a DQ Blizzard, but 2 nights a week, the return of the Staley Local usually does the trick. This warm summer evening is no exception as a solo GP... (more)

Before getting started grinding away on the rails of Bridge 14, this Loram Rail Grinding train gave the area a "good soaking".

Railroad: Loram
Locomotive: Unknown
Location: Steilacoom, Washington, USA
Locomotive #: n/a
Train ID: n/a
Photo Date: June 28, 2018

Heavy thunderstorms fill the sky across the Wyoming countryside as UP SD9043MAC #3663 and NS SD70ACu #7248 (an ex UP SD9043MAC) lead a westbound grain train down the grade and through the searchli... (more)

A westbound Union Pacific empty coal train works its way upgrade thru Tunnel 29. The train is approaching Pinecliffe, Colorado. The train has been steadily climbing along South Boulder Creek sin... (more)

Picnic at Camp Creek. A young couple enjoying a quiet picnic in the meadow below Camp Creek Trestle has their discussions interrupted by the passage of a Southern Freight, headed to a nearb... (more)

Union Pacific's east coast tour with their office car special train, led by Supporting Veterans unit, UP 1943 and 9082, is westbound on the NS Southern Tier Line (aka NJT Bergen County Line) on Su... (more)

The sun peeks out for a brief moment after a series of thunderstorms dumped rain and hail along the Front Range. Seen here, an empty sand train races into the setting sun just outside of Niwot, Co... (more)