Escalante Western Railway SD40 #603 leads the morning loaded train, approaching Lee Ranch Junction, from El Segundo Mine south towards the Escalante Generating Station near Prewitt, New Mexico.

Escalante Western Railway's trio of former B&O SD40's leads the morning empty hopper train east, away from the Escalante Generating Station near Prewitt, New Mexico.

Three of Deseret Power Railroad's GE E60C's lead the evening empty hopper train east underneath Utah route 45, having just departed Deseret Power Electric Cooperative's plant near Bonanza, Utah.

A quartet of former N de M GE E60C electric motors powers the evening train west across the trestle over Sour Water Wash in Cow Springs, Arizona, with 63 loads of coal from Peabody Energy's Kayent... (more)

Iowa Interstate's 1985-built Chinese "QJ" #6988 leads a short freight train east across the UP diamond past the depot in Grinnell, Iowa.

Iowa Interstate's "Rock Island" heritage unit leads the daily Blue Island to Council Bluffs train through Hancock, Iowa.

The sun breaks the horizon at the crack of dawn along UP's mainline in Alda, Nebraska.

Iowa Interstate's "Rock Island" heritage unit leads the daily Blue Island-Council Bluffs train west across Iowa.

CSX ES44AH's 1776 (formerly 3112) and 911 have been repainted into special schemes honoring first responders and veterans at their locomotive shop in Huntington, West Virginia.

CSX ES44AH's 911 and 1776 have been repainted into special schemes honoring first responders and veterans at their locomotive shop in Huntington, West Virginia.

Orlando and Northwestern excursion train 100 prepares to depart from the Mount Dora depot, headed back west (railroad-south) to Tavares, with Clinchfield 800 bringing up the rear.

Action at 16th Street: Amtrak and Metra trains hostling into position for the afternoon rush, along with NS 6920, on hand for a photo shoot with the Amtrak Veterans unit.

UP 1943 leads NS train 066 across the Hackensack River at HX tower, leaving Croxton for a special trip to Harriman, NY, along the NJ Transit/ Metro-North.

The late President George H. W. Bush's funeral procession train crosses the Navasota River bridge just north of Navasota, Texas, enroute to College Station.

UP operated an advance "sweeper train" two hours ahead of President Bush's funeral train, seen here crossing the Navasota River bridge just north of Navasota, Texas. The rumor mill had the UP Vet... (more)