An eastbound Union Pacific coal train approaches Hot Sulphur Springs, Colorado, in Byers Canyon on a snowy February 16, 2002. Trailing UP No. 6589 is Southern Pacific’s first AC4400CW, No. 100.

A BNSF coal empty rounds the curve in early morning sun just east of the milepost 57 bridge over the Clark Fork just west of Trout Creek, MT. The headlights are reflecting on the ice covered frog ... (more)

Passing through the depths of Red Gorge on Union Pacific’s Moffat Tunnel Subdivision is westbound coal empty west of Radium, Colorado, on November 6, 2012.

A Burlington Northern Santa Fe coal train loaded in Powder River Basin is eastbound along the North Platte River in scenic Wendover Canyon east of Cassa, Wyoming, on July 9, 1999.

A westbound BNSF freight passes beneath the impressive, towering cliffs of Wind River Canyon at Dornick, Wyoming, on October 2, 1997. Leading the colorful consist is Burlington Northern SD40-2 No.... (more)

4 Rio Grande engines and a Southern Pacific SD45 drop down the Moffat Tunnel line heading East towards Denver. The rear of the train can be seen in the background, too bad there wasn't a caboose ... (more)

MRL's 844 local to Whitehall has completed its work and is heading for home at Logan, entering the extremely scenic Jefferson River Canyon on this former NP line.

Running with only six coaches and a combine on Jan. 21, 1984, Rio Grande’s ski train is nearing the shortest tunnel on the route, No. 29 which is only 90-ft. in length, near Pinecliff, Colo.

Rio Grande’s “Yampa Valley” Train 10, with extra coaches on the rear for skiers, is in the siding at Winter Park, Colo. to let a freight behind GP-35 3044 hustle on past so that it can pull ... (more)

It was a dusty and dirty job for D&RGW laborers dumping and spreading rock ballast at Tunnel 17 near Crescent, Colo. on June 4, 1984.

After the Rio Grande ultimately joined Amtrak in 1983, its three famous F units served the winter of 1984 on the Ski Train. Afterwards, they spent their final days in ballast work train service ... (more)

BNSF 5743 leads eastward on Montana Rail Link's 4th Sub just west of Plains along the Clark Fork in the early morning hours of March. Some water fowl is startled from the darkness of the river as ... (more)

A BNSF grain train heads east near Perma, Montana along the Flathead River as cold morning temps caused heavy frost in parts of the valley.

Montan Rail Link’s day gas local heads east along the Clark Fork between Weeksville and Plains, Montana, on September 28, 2013. Powering the train is SD40 (SD40-2XR) No. 256 and SD70ACe No. 4312... (more)

After switching the gasoline facility at Pipeline, just east of Thompson Falls, MRL's Night Gas highballs town at sunset and begins its journey back to Missoula.