The summer was horrible for fires and smoky skies. The smell and smoky skies were there during what seemingly felt like the whole summer. On September 19th the western horizon was finally starting... (more)

NS 1085 passes through a thick cloud of steam let off from one of the many industries along Norfolk Southern’s Chicago Line in Whiting.

Just before the sun dipped behind the distant clouds, BNSF 4982 leads an eastbound train through Angell on the Seligman Sub.

A low rumble off in the distance breaks the silence of the dawn and with just seconds to spare before the sun peeks over the horizon, BNSF 9098 (SD70ACe) shoots the V-shaped gap known as the Keene... (more)

Q327 clearing Hudsonville siding and splitting the fog at Vriesland.

A pair of westbound trains make their way down the western slope of Goffs Hill as the first one approaches Cadiz and the second one clears the control point of Danby under a full moon sky.

A north bound BNSF intermodal begins to quickly illuminate the inside of the cut, just below the Tehachapi Loop, on the start of another warm Tehachapi summer night.

54W awaits clearance at Farm on a clear October night.

After arriving in Winslow for a stay at La Posada, it seemed like the only logical move would be to go to "The Bridge." As we pulled in the light was just about done but a hotshot Eastbo... (more)

Nighttime in the Appalachia town of Pikeville is broken up by the daily southbound Q693. Here they approach OF Cabin, a timeless C&O cantilever still standing the test of time. OF Cabin is along t... (more)

A code line pole along the Cuba Subdivision still stands tall on a September night just outside the small town of Niangua as the headlights of an Eastbounc, headed towards St. Louis, give a bright... (more)

On a cold November morning a westbound BNSF grain train stretches across the rails at Cherokee with Cherokee Point silhouetted by the rising sun.

It’s well below 0°F in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan on the frigid eve of January 18, 1997. The sun is lowering almost as fast as the the temperature when eastbound Wisconsin Central freight ... (more)

BNSF 5930 (ES44AC) shoves an empty train to the east as a bright and colorful sunrise washes the farm fields with an orange glow.