At sunset, eastbound train 18A rolls under the Pennsy position lights in Hammond.

Winter sunset at Rawlins
An eastbound Union Pacific freight approaches West Rawlins, Wyoming, on the eve of February 8, 2007.

Mojave sunset
The last rays of sun illuminate the Mojave desert west of Bagdad as Santa Fe's first GE Dash 9, No. 600, leads westbound tonnage on March 7, 1995.

This UP unit quietly watches the lightning dance across the sky during Colorado's crazy rain/hail storms.

An eastbound hustles through town behind a leased GE at sunset.

An eastbound BNSF stack train races the setting sun to its crew change at Winslow, seen here from the vantage point at West Winslow.

Crickets and birds chirp, thunder rumbles to the South, while AC traction motor whine and a Canadian tuned Nathan 3-chime scream disrupt serenity in the small town of Bowbells, during an incredibl... (more)

With nothing else to do around the house, I set out and went over to a little farm road crossing on the Geneva Subdivision and spent the day. After seeing UP 1995 and CNW 8701 together running tow... (more)

Two Union Pacific locomotives lead a coal train under the old coaling tower on Chicago & North Western's busy main line through DeKalb, Illinois.

Winter sunset in Kansas City
A Illinois Central Gulf freight heads east at Signal Bridge 19 at Sheffield Tower in Kansas City, Missouri, on December 8, 1985. This is on the Kansas City ... (more)

A spectacular sunset greets Q507 as it races south through rural Wood County, Ohio.

BNSF 7237 leads a Southbound vehicle train through Sandcut, passing under the aging cantilever signal which dutifully stands guard over the crossovers.

A stunning winter sunset provides the backdrop for this northbound grain train, running along the South Puget Sound.

One of BNSF's track geometry trains sits in Ellensburg Yard overnight before traveling west over Stampede Pass and eventually to Everett. The "Business End" of this train can be seen here: more)