The morning's empties are passing under the silos at Black Mesa to be refilled with coal bound for Page. The fourth unit in the lash-up is a former Nacional de Mexico machine.

Not exactly the perfect environment for a 100mph high speed passenger train! It will hit Cairns sixteen hours later.

The Class 26 'Blue Tiger' locomotives are used on a variety of freight workings on the Malaysia/Singapore system. One is seen here waiting to pick up containers west of KL.

'Bright Future' and 'Dark Future' are joined by 'Swoosh Future' at the eastbound receiving yard.

The observation deck on London's newly-completed Shard - at 1016 ft, the tallest building in Western Europe - offers stunning views over the city and the railways around London Bridge Station. Thi... (more)

Overview of UP's main facility in Portland, snatched from the shoulder of the I-405 bridge.

As part of Kuala Lumpur's rapid development, a new airport rail link has been built with dedicated trainsets in use.

The magnificent Landwasser Viaduct is one of the region's finest and most-advertised landmarks. This view involved a 55-minute trudge through thick snow from Filisur, just in time to see the hourl... (more)

Sishen-Saldanha iron ore trains generally comprise of 216 100-tonne cars. Diesel traction is often used to augment the 9E electrics currently being refurbished.

A Class 66 is waiting to enter the yard with potash from Boulby as an 08 shunter scuttles by. Tees yard was once Europe's biggest marshalling yard.

DSB's impressive 3300hp ME-class diesels are used exclusively on push-pull regional trains to Holbæk, Ringsted and Nykøbing. The Copenhagen suburb of Høje Taastrup is the location of this scene... (more)

An inbound loaded ore train nears the end of the route at Saldanha. Electric and diesel power are in use on most ore trains at the moment.

I was lucky to catch the WP heritage-liveried 1983; earlier on that day I also saw the UP centennial 6936 at Portola which was to cross the Wye on July 4th.

The Hitachi Class 395 trainsets, built for high-speed commuter services from Ashford to London, were built in 2007 but will not be in service until late 2009!

A colourful stack train brings out the best of the famous curves out of the Columbia gorge at Trinidad. The gravel works off Highway 28 provides a convenient viewpoint.