Grand Junction is a scheduled 20 min stop for the CZ, but many days the train runs early and passengers get up to an hour to wander around the platform. Today is one of those days, and it seemed l... (more)

Not an easy shot to get to, but well worth it.

The day's second loaded coal train is seen here a few miles from the line's terminus; the Bonanza Power Plant. Unlike most E60s found in coal services in the four corner states, the DPR-1 and DPR-... (more)

On most other shortlines, this bridge might be considered a 'marquee' shot, but on the Wheeling's east end, its barely an after though. Having spent alot of time shooting some of the more famous l... (more)

Its hard to imagine that at one point this wild stretch of railroad saw upwards of 12 mainline freights a day, traveling at speeds of up to 50 MPH! Now adays, its equally hard to imagine what keep... (more)

The P&WV folded into the N&W system almost fifty years ago, but a handful of bridges along the line still carry the name of it's original owner. In the 'dead zone' between heavily the photographed... (more)

In four years of living in Pittsburgh, I only once saw and never photographed B&P's trackage rights coal train on CSX. Then I visit four years later and see two in a week! Go figure. Despite a muc... (more)

The race is on between these two westbounders through Echo. Actually, both trains will stop shortly and the mixed freight's DPU will cut off and jump on the tail of the stack train.

Between the nonstop traffic and awesome red rock faces, Echo Canyon is one of the most underrated railfanning locations in the West!

Post UP-SP merger, the Utah Railway has become by far a trackage-right railroad. In fact, this shot, taken maybe 10 miles off UP rails is as far into UTAH territory as one can get now adays. Aside... (more)

Getting to this shot in my rear wheel drive Mustang in 4-6 inches of fresh snow was... well, an experience. Luckily everybody made it out alive and some good shots were to be had. But for the next... (more)