A Tucson to West Colton manifest train makes good time passing by the siding at Shawmut, AZ.

A westbound Union Pacific train passes through the town of Soda Springs, ID on a warm September day. The world's only captive geyser is quite a sight to see when it erupts on the top of every hou... (more)

Stripped of their wire for scrap, a lonely railroad pole line watches the sun set as an empty grain train shoots by at 50 mph. The BNSF empty grain train is headed for the CN served elevator at Y... (more)

An empty grain train rolls through the hills of eastern Iowa. Although the sun is setting, the crew still has a long day ahead of them. Upon arrival at Alden, IA they will have to pull 94 loads ... (more)

An empty grain train is nearly out of the siding at Manchester, IA on its westbound journey across Iowa. The train was given to the CN at East Dubuque early in the morning and is bound for the gr... (more)

After making a station stop at Truckee, #5 accelerates out of town. In a few miles this train will meet its counterpart, the eastbound California Zepher.

An empty coal train hugs the rock cliffs in the confines of Byers Canyon along the former Rio Grande mainline.

An empty coal train snakes its way along the Colorado River at Yarmony Siding on former Rio Grande trackage.

After exiting Gore Canyon, an eastbound coal train from Grand Juction gets up to speed as it passes over the east siding switch at Kremmling, CO.

The rear DPU set of a loaded coal train eases down into Bond, Colorado near Copper Spur.

The first solid unit ethanol train to move out of Iowa on the CN passes over one of the twin bridges near Menominee on the BNSF Aurora Sub. CN traffic bound for Chicago runs on the BNSF between E... (more)

After climbing out of the Cedar River valley this empty grain train gets back up to track speed as it passes by the "friendly farmers" house.

After leaving a train of empty grain cars on the wye at Yocum Connection, the IAIS 484 waits in the siding at Homestead for BICB to pass by. These would become some of the last miles for the IAIS ... (more)

Engineer Craig Williams blasts through a quiet fall scene with a train of empty grain cars bound for elevators in western Iowa.

As some storm clouds begin to fill the sky, 337 pulls up the hill out of Dyersville on a warm summer evening.