Canadian National freight No. 302 passes mile 10.3 on CN’s Albreda Subdivision at Geikie, Alberta, on July 20, 2011.

MRL Laurel to Missoula train LM climbing Mullan Pass crossing Skyline trestle.

Montana Rail Link’s 840 local arrives at Sappington, Montana, on September 12, 2011. Two rebuilt SD40s that MRL classifies as SD40-2XRs power the train which is traveling along the abandoned Mil... (more)

A view from Skihist Provincial Park near Lytton, British Columbia, sees a westbound Canadian Pacific freight on Canadian National tracks along this treacherous section of the Thompson River Canyon... (more)

A westbound Canadian Pacific coal train led by GE ES44AC No. 8723 curves through the beautiful Thompson River Canyon just east of Spences Bridge, British Columbia, on July 22, 2011.

A westbound BNSF grain train crosses Fish Creek Trestle at Rivulet, Montana, on May 15, 2013. This 576-foot trestle is officially known as MRL Bridge 165, and was used in a few key scenes in the S... (more)

After departing Denver earlier in the day, Union Pacific train M-NYRO-02 navigates the tight crevices along South Boulder Creek just east of the small community of Pinecliffe, Colorado. The train ... (more)

After just exiting Tunnel #29, UP's North Yard (Denver), CO to Roper Yard (Salt Lake City), UT manifest crosses South Boulder Creek at Pinecliffe as the train works up grade towards the Moffat Tun... (more)

It’s not a good sign when one is waiting for the next subject to enter his viewfinder and it turns out to be a derrick work train. That assuredly indicates the line is blocked with a derailme... (more)

CN 5241 West has an easy time of it controlling the westbound down the Thompson River Canyon and crossing swiftly-moving waters at Cisco, B. C.

Rocks anyone? Two CN units gently lead an eastbound coal empty under the massive rock cliffs and through the Cape Horn rock sheds in appropriately named White Canyon along the Thompson River east... (more)

After meeting a westbound, CN 5090 East leaves the siding at Henry House, Alta. for the glide down to Edmonton on July 15, 1978. Ditch lights were just being adopted in Canada and hadn’t been a... (more)

Climbing over Marias Pass, Amtrak No. 8, the eastbound Empire Builder, passes milepost 1148 east of Summit, Montana, on June 5, 2002. Spring storms brew over the majestic mountains of Glacier Nati... (more)

Most of the fog that was pretty much around all morning has lifted. The sun begins to shine as UP's North Yard, CO to Roper Yard, UT manifest climbs the 2% grade up to Tunnel #1 in Coal Creek Cany... (more)