Stormy skies and their results. The last of the former Southern Pacific SD9s for the Port of Tillamook Bay slowly rots around the remains of other locomotives and railcars that have found new liv... (more)

Its a typical gloomy day at he waterfront in Astoria, Oregon. Although it used to be bustling with the burble of Spokane Portland and Seattle alcos tending to the many industries on the docks ther... (more)

In honor of the 37th anniversary of the release of “Goonies” on 6/7/1987 we go to the waterfront in Astoria, Oregon. This former Spokane Portland and Seattle line still sees seasonal traffic b... (more)

McCloud 2-6-2 #25 steams on for the Oregon Coast Scenic Railway as it departs Garibaldi on a typical pacific northwest afternoon. Here the train is seen passing by the historic 1936 US Coast Guard... (more)

This snow fighting season is likely over so this Jordan Spreader will have a long wait before the next call to duty. Meanwhile, the local has already tied up for the day in the small yard at Bend,... (more)

A long way from home, but still kickin! The mountains in the background give it away that we are a long way from passenger train duty in Michigan, but this ex-GTW torpedo is still in regular use a... (more)

A westbound empty container train drifts downgrade with the San Francisco mountains in the background.

3 big GE's lead a stack train elephant style up and out of Crozier canyon during an overcast evening.

There is a certain anticipation that comes when the pieces to a photo start coming together. The only part I could control was position and exposure, but as I watched an absolutely amazing sunset ... (more)

In the fall of 1994 I made a visit to the famous Sand Patch grade. Traffic was plentiful that day and the weather and fall color was fantastic. While predecessor colors were still fairly common I ... (more)

In the fall of 1994 it was not uncommon to find pre-merger colors roaming the system, but it was still exciting. Regardless, catching a Chessie GP30 on the point of a manifest leaving Cumberland t... (more)

A northbound C&NW coal train has just crossed the diamond at Deval with an interesting mix of power. Scanned from a print.

It was a fitting but unusually chilly night in North Carolina during the Polar Express runs this season. Thankfully, there was plenty of coal in the bucket for the stove. The Conductor and NCTM Tr... (more)

Southern E8 #6900 slumbers at the North Carolina Transportation Museum. The locomotive is fully operational but is not part of regular service at this time. Regardless, it is shown spending the ni... (more)

It has been a long night of delivering families to the North Pole as the Engineer climbs down from the cab of the Polar Express at the North Carolina Transportation Museum. The amount of teamwork ... (more)