The smoke from the wildfires in states west of Wyoming settles over the Union Pacific's North Yard and filters the sun as UP 6258 (AC4400CW) makes a solo run to the west.

The California Zephyr arrives at Keenesburg just as Mother Nature provides a spectacular colorful Colorado sunrise.

The California Zephyr arrives at Keensburg, Colorado at sunrise.

The California Zephyr runs though West Keenesburg right at sunrise. The merlot-colored sky is due to the smoke from the numerous wildfires west of Colorado.

UP 8392 (SD70ACe) runs long hood forward at sunrise out of the Cheyenne Yard.

UP 6544 (AC4400CW) leads a stack train out of the Cheyenne Yard at dawn.

A momentary break in the clouds at sunrise presents a dramatic scene at Verdant View Farm as N&W No. 611 charges west through the rural countryside.

A new day dawns at the Strasburg Rail Road

The California Zephyr casts a reflection on the glass-smooth surface of Barr Lake as it runs through Brighton, Colorado on the Brush Sub at dawn.

Sometimes the timing all comes together. The California Zephyr was just a little late arriving at Keenesburg, Colorado, which allowed the fog to roll in and the bright orange sun to elevate just h... (more)

DB Draw

Decommissioned by Norfolk Southern in October of 2002, this is "DB Draw", a swing bridge built in 1889 by the New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad. The NY, LE&W was... (more)

Near Falls Mills, VA Norfolk Southern #4087 splits the signals heading east to Bluefield, WV with a loaded coal train on the evening of April 16, 2021.

New York by nightfall....

Passengers race east through Andalusia, PA, towards New York on an Amtrak Regional Express led by AMTK No. 612.

An early evening Amtrak Keystone flies through Bensalem, PA, passing the Cornwells Heights station in a race to New York by nightfall.