Just after dark, an UP SD70ACe lights up the rocks along the Feather River deep in the canyon. This stack train is working eastbound headed for the windy city from Lathrop, CA.

On a cool, crisp morning on Donner Pass an UP eastbound stack train leaves the town of Truckee behind. Two days before there was possibly the last snow storm of the winter leaving a dusting of sn... (more)

As I took this image of ths massive oil tranker next to a UP train, I thought to my self, boy a train has never looked so small as it does right now!

Due to a heavy 2011 winter rains, the Feather River Canyon had some nice spring water falls this year. Here, a UP GE speeds west with a rerouted stack train through the Honeymoon Tunnels with a im... (more)

With Christmas card like scenery, this BNSF Military train rounds the curve as it comes off BNSF's high line, and enters UP's Canyon sub. This impressive train with make its way to a military bas... (more)

Just as this westbound UP stacker rounds the curve at switch 9, the storm clouds parted enabling me to get some storm light! I climbed up the hill at the I-80 rest stop to get this image, and let... (more)

From the I-80 Rest stop at Emigrant Gap, I was shooting my last shot of the day which was for the 2009 "A Day in North America" issue of Railroads Ill. The storm clouds from a passing storm parted... (more)

With a colorful pastel sunset as a backdrop, a northbound Caltrain has stopped at the intermodal station near the SFO airport where both BART and Caltrain serve bay area travels.

On a beautiful summer morning, the “A Christmas Carol” train is on display at Sacramento. The train is on a countrywide tour for the Disney movie A Christmas Carol. This train drew a large c... (more)

After getting a fresh crew at Sparks this eastbound stack train leaves the Snow capped Sierras behind, and has the open desert ahead.

Just after sun-down, with rain falling an UP mixed freight is working westbound deep in the Blues. The headlights of this GE C44ACTE are lighting up the forest. making for an unique low light i... (more)

With the sun giving off its golden glow as it getting ready to set, an eastbound Capitol is crossing the roughly 83 year old railroad bridge over the Suisun bay.

As the sun sets on a clear fall day in the windy city, an in bound Metro train is approaching Union station in downtown. This shot was taken on the last day of my only trip to Chicago, and this s... (more)

Well look what I found at UP's yard in Roseville, this SP bay window caboose without any UP patches! You got to love this gem, thanks UP for keeping this one around.

High above the Columbia river floor, this BNSF mixed freight is working west bound through the bright fall colors of the Pacific North West.