UP's Western Pacific Heritage unit #1983 leads a military reposition train along the Truckee River on a beautiful spring afternoon in the Sierras.

"Iron dog" crossing? This old "dog" still looks good after many years in service while sporting CSX's YN3 paint scheme, which I believe is the first time it's been seen on RP. The "cyclops" cros... (more)

A short hike through the woods and deep snow provided a view rarely seen (or captured) of #24 heading south across the old steel bridge spanning the Grand River in Lowell.

8148 leads a quartet of power over Donner Pass just before entering Tunnel 36.

A pair of classic Soo Line EMDs pose for a moment under the coaling tower at the east end of the New Buffalo CSX yard. Just above the train, the Chessie emblem has seen better days, but it still d... (more)

Holland's Tulip Festival is in full swing this week, and the tulips are bursting to life with color after some recent wet weather. This morning the flowers are greeted with sunshine and warm weath... (more)

A view of the pedestrian bridge that has provided a vantage point for many great shots of trains crossing the Kalamazoo River bridge.

Before continuing on its eastbound trip to Toronto, CP's X500 waits for BNSF 6177 as it leads an empty coal drag into the snow covered siding.

518 leads a loaded coal train through the snow covered scenery of the Kalamazoo River valley.

CP's daily Chicago-Toronto train waits for a crew change on this snowy February day. The blizzard conditions had greatly reduced the yard visibility, and at times white outs were experienced, mak... (more)

UP's Western Pacific Heritage unit #1983 and its train sit in the yard in Truckee with a damaged air hose. In the background, the crew from UP's Railroad: Union Pacific
Locomotive: EMD SD70ACe
Location: Truckee, California, USA
Locomotive #: UP 1983
Train ID: SFCPG-18
Photo Date: May 20, 2009

After a plow cleared several inches of powder off of Hall Rd, 2652 had a good sized snow bank to blast through as it paced along M37. 2535 and 3001 complete the consist ahead of a long freight on... (more)

Amtrak Cascades unit 90251 leads the way through scenic Washington en route to Eugene, OR., on this beautiful summer morn....oh wait, that's not right. It seems someone got a little lost and is f... (more)

Is a Stop sign REALLY necessary to alert motorists of their impending doom? The angle of this old country road provides for an intimidating scene as UP's 6677 leads a train of mixed freight betwe... (more)

The corn is growing, but not yet "knee high" in this rural West Michigan scene. Amtrak's Pere Marquette was running an hour earlier due to track maintenance, and here the 7:30 am sunlight glisten... (more)