The Southwest Chief has just completed its journey through the frostbitten Raton Pass and is now moments away from its stop in Raton, New Mexico.

A severe thunderstorm has begun to roar through the woods of rural St. Mary's, Pennsylvania, the home of the little-known Bucksgahuda and Western Railroad. Engine #5, nicknamed "Henry" is making i... (more)

Amtrak 176 sits damaged and alone in Portland after hitting a semi-truck earlier in the year. Here, it awaits transport back to Chicago on the Empire Builder.

Coming from Illinois, there's not too many scenes near home that one could consider theatrical. Perhaps a bustling downtown or the construction of a new building may be one's forte, but nothing li... (more)

Ex-SOO 6051 leads a lengthy CP 470 train over the hill east of Fairdale, Illinois in the last minutes of daylight.

Whipping up the loose snow set down by its westbound counterpart earlier in the day, the eastbound Southwest Chief charges across the plains of northern New Mexico. The nine car train is ab... (more)

After blowing a turbocharger in Franklin Park, CP 9715 covers Elmwood Park in a cloud of smoke.

These days on BNSF's Glorieta and Raton Subdivisions, any locomotive other than a GE P42 is hard to come by, seeing as the only remaining train left to traverse the route is Amtrak's daily Southwe... (more)

Grain loads from McLaughlin, South Dakota to the Belt Railway of Chicago at Clearing, Illinois stretch across the Missouri River and Lake Oahe at Mobridge atop the bridge constructed by the Milwau... (more)

Almost nine years ago, BNSF Railway announced its intention to discontinue service of the Raton and Glorieta Subdivisions in Colorado and New Mexico due to a lack of sustainable traffic over the o... (more)

Nine units from Needles, California to Chicago, Illinois shuffle through the crossovers at Verona. The Santa Fe signals protecting the plant don't have too many sunsets left.

BNSF's experimental AC44C4M #616, a rebuilt, former Santa Fe C44-9W leads a test train based out of Trinidad, Colorado up the Raton Pass outside of Gallinas. The locomotive features new A-1-A truc... (more)

Although there has been no snow accumulation in the last couple of days, heavy winds have forced BNSF's hand and kept this Burlington Northern rotary plow in operation to clear incessant drifts be... (more)

Rolling across Main Street in downtown Johnstown.

There truly is no finer way to travel the country other than by train. By plane, you'll see your flight attendant when you duck your head to get in the door, and maybe when you receive your trivia... (more)