NS train 12Z passes Arcadia as the Sun sets across the Blue Ridge Mountains

The Mount Stephen Route An eastbound stack train negoiates the last of the 2.2% on the climb thru Partridge above the Upper Spiral Tunnel. Mount Stephen pierces the blue sky at a lo... (more)

Peru Rail's last major stop prior to climbing to base camp for Machu Picchu (Aguas Calienties) is Olantaytambo. Pictured here is equipment returning from Olantaytambo to the yard for refueling.

Rolling southbound along Rincon Beach on the Santa Barbara Subdivision, the Guadalupe local with AC4400CW no. 7146 leads the local along the RV beach parking area in Ventura.

The Big Hill CPKC manifest with a mix of the the new merged railroads power climbs the mountain out of Field, BC. 7/24 The name originally given the "Big Hill" was the orig... (more)

With a beautiful sunset and several bridges visible, 12Z heads north over the former location of the diamond with the "Southern" line to Harrisonburg. Note the "Lackawanna" he... (more)

Kicking Horse Pass In November of 1994 my friend Dave Gayer had a feature article in Pacific Rail News about Kicking Horse Pass. On page 29 is a photo of a CP SD40-2 poking its nose ou... (more)

Stormy Saturday Sunrise | A manifest train headed for Newton, KS has just left the town of Ottawa, KS behind as it heads west during a rain shower on the stormy morning of Saturday, July 13... (more)

With the sun setting behind the Blue Ridge Mountains, NS 275 crosses the James River Bridge as it heads into Lynchburg for a crew change

Eastbound CN 116 passes through Swan Landing, Alberta on their way East towards Edmonton. Within a few minutes, the skies would open up with a downpour that can be seen in the background coming fr... (more)

On a beautiful Montana morning, BNSF AC4400CW no. 6009 with BNSF SD70MaAC no 9597 taking the middle position rolls its string of coal cars westbound along the Clark Fork River. .

Granite Symphony Granite and steel, a symphony plays in the canyon walls. OXPSJ-12 May 19, 2024

Moffat Cement In this frame pristine in 4-5 feet of snow are in place left by a classic upslope storm on the east side of the Great Divide below Rollins Pass. Traffic was good with sev... (more)

It's a beautiful Spring morning as BNSF ES44DC no. 7339 leads a loaded grainer around Wind Mountain, westward to Portland on the Fallbridge Subdivision,

An eastbound intermodal led by three big GEs descends the east slope of the Allegheny mountains through Horeshoe curve.