Cowboys meet Grand Canyon steam, a great end to a long day. A Lerro Productions charter.

Perhaps the lonliest engine servicing area in America? MRL 610 is leased to work the new UP Intermodal Yard in San Antonio, TX, however, I don't think I've ever seen it move from the spot she is ... (more)

Parked on a forlorn siding in rural Sanderson, TX sits a fine example of a former Southern Pacific fire car. Originally built in December 1942, it has had a long life and sits idle in southwest T... (more)

A pair of Santa Fe painted F-units lead a special passenger train from Houston, TX to Galveston, TX to celebrate the re-opening of the Galveston Railroad Museum after Hurricane Ike. This special ... (more)

BNSF 7421 leads grain loads around the famous curve at Home Valley bound for export at some Pacific Ocean port.

A SB BNSF freight heads to Texas across central Oklahoma. Big thanks to Bart Y. for helping make this shot possible with his aerial prowess.

NB Amtrak Train #22, the Texas Eagle, shoves out of the San Antonio Amtrak Station to begin its journey to Chicago, IL. The lead unit is the first heritage scheme Amtrak unit to celebrate their 4... (more)

UP Heritage units with UP 8444 in the setup for the photo shoot. This shot was near the end of the event when the sun swung around to make for some great shots.

A Luminant Power SD50 shoves a train of hoppers back to the mine for another load of lignite on the Oak Grove Railroad.. This operation joins other in TX as a conveyor of lignite to a mine-mouth ... (more)

BNSF power idles in the AUAR yard in McNeil, TX.

A great collection of western railroad motive power resides at the museum at the former Union Station in Ogden, UT.

After all was said and done, the UP units backed off the wye. They made a fine sight under the US flag and the Watasch Mountains, a fitting post for the upcoming July 4th holiday.

As viewed from my cruise ship, an Alaska Railroad passenger train boards passengers to take them to Denali and points north.

Now a RJ Corman operation, times are changing for the TSE as one of their rare Baldwins sits forlorn in the weeds outside of their shop in the back of a Georgia Pacific papermill in remote Diboll,... (more)

Southern Pacific SD45R sits with great company at the railroad museum in Ogden, UT, complete with appropriate light package.