Last of its Kind: Portland and Western number 1501 was one of the last SD7 locomotives in regular freight service in North America. It was built in November of 1952 as Southern Pacific numb... (more)

The Way out of Town: Via Rail's once daily Sarnia to Toronto corridor train leaves London, Ontario with the city skyline in the background. While this particular train has a General Electri... (more)

A Long Commute: A GO Transit F59PH locomotive brings the once daily (M-F) London to Toronto commuter through New Hamburg, ON. This was an experimental service provided by GO and at 4 hours ... (more)

Coasting out of Town: The first outbound West Coast Express commuter train of the day leaves Vancouver for the trip to Mission, BC. Vancouver Harbour and North Vancouver are visible in the ... (more)

A Canadian Departure: As the eastbound Canadian long distance passenger train departs Vancouver right on time, it makes its way through a number of railyards. Seen just moments after leavin... (more)

Along the Bay: A Vancouver, BC to Portland, OR manifest rolls along the shores of Puget Sound through the Fairhaven district of Bellingham, WA on a sunny fall afternoon. While BNSF's Bellin... (more)

Awaiting Assignment: A collection of several different locomotives (and former locomotives) is visible at Chicago's 18th Street locomotive facility. In this scene from June of 2022, the new... (more)

In Search of Searchlights: A late running Amtrak Southwest Chief, bound for Los Angeles, accelerates out of Riverside. As it rounds the curve west of the station, the train passes one of th... (more)

A Meeting of the Generations: Amtrak Cascades train number 508 arrives into Albany, Oregon with Non Powered Control Unit number 90252 bringing up the end of the train. As number 508 pulls i... (more)

Sounding for Horton: The last Sounder commuter train for the day leaves Seattle and sounds the horn for the Horton Street Crossing. The Sound Transit F59 fleet has been the backbone of comm... (more)

Fall Arrival: The Portland section of the Amtrak Empire Builder approaches its destination of Portland Union Station as it passes BNSF's Lake Yard on a cool fall morning. Leading the train ... (more)

Coasting to the Finish Line: In the spring of 2022, Coaster 3001 was the only F59 locomotive in regular passenger service in Southern California. Even so, its operations in the golden state... (more)

Day One for the 301: The westbound Empire Builder ascends Stevens Pass en route to Seattle on a cold and wet Spring morning. Pulling the train are two of Amtrak's newest: Siemens Mobility b... (more)

A Phase IV Sort of Day: Amtrak 184, a P42DC type built in 2001, wears the company's Phase IV paint scheme as part of the railroad's 40th Anniversary celebrations in 2011. Over 10 years late... (more)

Better Days Behind: This old wooden trestle in Whatcom Falls Park is not long for this world. Built by the Bellingham Bay & British Columbia Railroad in 1916, the bridge was used to access ... (more)