Westbound intermodal passes the ex-ATSF passenger station in Fort Madison, Iowa. BNSF Railway Chillicothe Subdivision Fort Madison, Iowa

Ed Dickens has a watchful eye as the Union Pacific Big Boy and the rest of its train, including UP 844 and all the yellow passenger cars full of VIPs, gets into position in front of the Cheyenne D... (more)

A train led by four brand new AC4400CWM rebuilds on its way to the KCS Knoche Yard with the Kansas City downtown skyline in the background.

Four brand new AC4400CWM's lead this manifest through the Kansas City West Bottoms area.

Norfolk and Western locomotive 2156, Class Y6a, a compound Mallet, sits on display at the Museum's first night photography event. This locomotive was loaned to the Virginia Museum of Transporta... (more)

On its trip back west, the Big Boy 2021 Tour makes a stop in Kirkwood, Missouri in front of the iconic ex-Missouri Pacific passenger depot.

Steam Special led by SP 4449, seen here passing the Naperville suburban Metra Station on its way towards downtown Chicago, makes an extremely rare visit to the Chicagoland area on its way to the S... (more)

After a 5-year stay at the Virginia Museum of Transportation, the Norfolk and Western Y6 2156 heads back to St. Louis to resume display at the National Museum of Transportation in Kirkwood, Missou... (more)

Big Boy rests in the yard at Evanston. Meanwhile, the business of railroading goes on.

The first day of the trip to Ogden, UT has ended and the locomotive and its train are being settled into their resting spots for the night. Tomorrow: Rock Springs!

A beautiful assortment of historic locomotives is on display at Ogden Union Station.

Union Pacific "Big Boy" 4014 leads through the spectacular Utah scenery on its way to Ogden.

Union Pacific "Big Boy" 4014 rests in Rock Springs, WY after Day 2 of its maiden voyage to Ogden, UT. UP 844 is the second locomotive in the consist, probably feeling somewhat neglected ... (more)

On this beautiful morning, my wife and I have just arrived at the West Glacier Amtrak Station, labeled "Belton" for some reason, to catch the Empire Builder back to Minneapolis/St. Paul.... (more)

Westbound grain train led by a clean ES44AC and a clean UP Tier 4 loco glides west on the UP Jefferson City Sub towards the Grand Ave. Interlocking.