Ceres Steam Charter

The California Zephyr heads through Keenesburg at sunrise on the Brush Sub.

MRL 4402 leads the ML up Bozeman Pass on the evening of June 20th. Usually helper sets on Bozeman are on the back of trains, so to see one on point was a nice surprise.

An MRL helper set pushes a westbound mixed freight up Bozeman Pass in the late evening. The train has just begun the climb to the tunnel out of Livingston, Montana.

I got the bird at Eddystone

Glinty! A two... err, three way meet, at Eddystone, PA. An Amtrak Regional Express sprints past a northbound SEPTA commuter train captured against the... (more)

One of MRLs Livingston helper sets waits for a westbound train at Bozeman.

Ground fog and a golden sunrise create a glow around the California Zephyr as Amtrak engine 1#46 (P42DC) leads the train west on the Brush Sub.

Warmer Weather Lies Ahead

Against the backdrop of a Winter sunset, Amtrak's "Crescent" races south through Eddystone, PA, towards New Orleans.

Highball. With a clear signal, BNSF 7976 opens the throttle leaving Bozeman, as they pass a set of MRL helpers.

The Portland Section of the Empire Builder crosses the causeway at Horsethief Lake.

ACS-64 #600, the "David L. Gunn," leads Amtrak's Crescent north through Marcus Hook, PA. The train, originating in New Orleans, is bound for New York City.

Ground fog and a golden sunrise creates a sepia-colored morning as the California Zephyr runs through Roggen on the Brush Sub.

The golden sunrise glistens on the stainless steel of the California Zephyr, which runs past a pond in Wiggins formed from the relentless thunderstorms that have pounded the area.

Norfolk Southern eastbound rack train is parked in the siding at Clymers, IN at sunset waiting out the New Years holiday on 12/31/99. I remember this day well. The Y2K scare was rampant in the wor... (more)

One of the Bozeman Pass helper sets sits at East Bozeman as they wait for a train coming down the hill to roll past.