Union Pacific's Chicago & North Western heritage unit appears briefly between the trees on the upper part of the historic Williams Loop, located near Spring Garden, California. In a few moments it... (more)

Amtrak 164 has recently debuted in "Phase IV" colors, replacing 184 as the Phase IV heritage unit. I was lucky enough to capture 164 on its very first assignment in the new colors, which was the C... (more)

Union Pacific Big Boy 4014 poses for some night shots during a photographer's event hosted by the Western Pacific Railroad Museum. The stars were shining bright on this warm evening.

UP 1995, wearing the iconic Chicago & North Western heritage colors, is in charge of a monster of a manifest heading for Fresno, California from Green River, Wyoming. They're approaching Portola, ... (more)

The day before the 4th of July, the Nevada Northern Railway debuted their Locomotive #250, formerly #204. It has been painted in a commemorative scheme for the 250th birthday of the United States ... (more)

BNSF 108 and 144 speed across the steel bridge at Patrick with the LC505J. I don’t recall them running on Saturdays regularly, so this was a surprise.

An eastbound intermodal struggles up the last couple miles to the summit of Donner Pass with endangered searchlights overhead. New replacement signals are set up behind where I was standing for th... (more)

In some freak turn of events, NS heritage unit 1068, painted in the Erie Railroad colors, handles a Roper, UT to Milpitas, CA autorack train. Behind the 1068 is one of the CP AC4400's featured in ... (more)

UP 2578 gains speed heading east from Sparks after receiving a crew change about a half hour earlier.

Another addition to my shots of eastbounds at Patrick, UP 8254 roars through Patrick on the Nevada subdivision with a lengthy stack train bound for Salt Lake City.

Nevada Northern 93 rolls by the wig wag signals and the railway's hi-rail vehicle in the East Ely yard during the first Winter Steam Photo Weekend for 2024. The hi-rail is a 1956 Pontiac station w... (more)

Nevada Northern 93 poses next to the Cherry Creek depot, located west of the East Ely Yard for a night photoshoot during the first Winter Steam Photo Weekend of 2024. This is the first time the Ne... (more)

Quincy Railroad 12 crosses Chandler Road at Quincy Junction with four empty centerbeams coming from the interchange with Union Pacific which is out of sight. The centerbeams will go to the SIerra ... (more)

Nevada Northern Railway 2-8-0 93 pauses in the East Ely Yard with trainmaster Con Trumbull watching closely. 93 has a freight consist to kick off the first Winter Steam Photo Weekend of 2024. Loco... (more)

Nevada Northern Railway RS-3 109 and 2-8-0 93 pose side-by-side at the East Ely Depot, depicting a classic scene from the early to mid 1950's when railroads were transitioning from steam to diesel... (more)