2 PBNE switchers put together a train while westbound autorack 11J rests with a very colorful lashup, ex-UP HLCX 5957, and Ferromex 3100. Soon 11J will get a recrew and an NS loco on the point, an... (more)

The Montana Rockies Railtours tourist train heads east along the shores of Lake Pend Oreille on one of its final runs.

Ringing in 2019 with steam, snow, and scenery. The San Juan mountains in southwestern Colorado saw 20+ inches at higher elevations in a winter storm lasting from December 31st - January 1st. With ... (more)

A late-arriving #5, Amtrak's westbound California Zephyr, pulls into the attractive Glenwood Springs depot which houses a very nice railroad museum. A loaded UP coal train waits to depart on the 2... (more)

Thank goodness for Amtrak! A remarkably beautiful day in the Colorado mountains was also a remarkably slow day on the Moffat Sub: The only movement between noon and 8pm was the eastbound Californi... (more)

The view from the eastern-most buttes near Clay and Big Ten Curve seem to stretch endlessly over the prairies. Looking southeast, an EB manifest descends through the famous curve toward Denver, vi... (more)

UP 844 leads a the 150th Anniversary Train over Sand Creek in northeast Denver. The vantage point is from the new Central Park Blvd overpass near the old Stapleton Airport. The construction on the... (more)

Sometimes the best train watching spots are far away from the tracks. From the top of Mill Mountain, one can see nearly every train through the busy city of Roanoke. Here what looks to be a pair o... (more)

One of the last runs of the Montana Rockies Rail Tours tourist train heads back east toward Missoula over the Clark Fork River. It was a fantastic trip while it lasted, sadly insurance prices made... (more)

Across the marsh, one of the United States' most sophisticated trainsets rushes across the calm coastal countryside carrying passengers at speeds over 100 mph. The vantage point is a walking trail... (more)

The Lamoille Valley's RS3 pauses at Wolcott with an interesting combination of passengers cars on a beautiful New England day.

The gates descend across Blackwell Street in Downtown Durham as 349 approaches, heading west into the snow storm.

The 2nd Annual North Carolina Transportation Museum Fall Foliage Excursion crosses over the James River on an absolutely perfect fall day. Railroad: Amtrak
Locomotive: GE P42DC
Location: Lynchburg, Virginia, USA
Locomotive #: AMTK 57
Train ID: Amtrak 830
Photo Date: November 01, 2008

The 2nd weekend of fall foliage excursions in the area gave passengers another opportunity for riding rare mileage. After a 9AM departure from Roanoke, the special is seen here passing along the s... (more)

The sign reading "Sun Mountain Weaving" is in relatively good shape, but the trees growing out of the walkway in front of the dilapidated building speak to a long period of inactivity. Behind it, ... (more)