The cars at the end of a train with UP 7681 leading passes by the departure yard at West Colton as the sun sinks into the horizon.
Splitting the signals as it speeds eastbound across the original transcontinental railroad is a Union Pacific freight with a pair of the railroad's unique "Fast Forties" on the headend: ... (more)
A BNSF manifest climbs up the curves of Allard in the late afternoon sun of a perfect spring day.
After meeting the eastbound California Zephyr 6 train at a siding in east Roggen, Colorado, the California Zephyr 5 train starts running again westbound on the Brush Sub towards Denver.
In a rare sunrise meet, the California Zephyr 5 train meets the California Zephyr 6 train east of Roggen, Colorado.
The End With LIRR's Name Train. The 12 cars of the "Cannonball", now numbered Train 16, are the consist of the longest coach train on the MTA LIRR. And at $30.50 (if purchased on the Train ... (more)
Just after sunset on July 5, 2023, Montana Rail Link EMD SD70ACe Nos. 4302 and 4301 power a Helena to Bozeman turn dropping downgrade past milepost 214 east of Winston, Montana. With th... (more)
Norfolk & Western 2-6-6-4 1201 leads 80 cars westward through Roanoke Virginia in 1936. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.
Mount Vernon Terminal Railway SW9 # 1200. The current short line was part of a larger interurban that once connected to both the GN and NP mainlines in the area. The railroad now occupies about ... (more)
Regular Train
The sights and sounds of a summer thunderstorm have been silenced by the powerful roar of EMD and GE prime movers as they grind away on wet steel rail. Over 17,000 tons of North Antelope Mine coal... (more)
The California Zephyr runs through Wiggins, Colorado at Sunrise on the Brush Sub as it makes its way towards Denver.
The Farrail-Photo-Special-Train on the way to Bloemfontein some minutes before sunset
The Farrail-Photo-Special-Train is climbing up the ramp out of Broadwater station and is seen in a silhouette shot
Union Pacific's OSEGL trash train heads south through Titlow Beach on a late summer evening.