Not yet cleared by the dispatcher to proceed to Colorado Springs, a Santa Fe manifest holds on the Joint Line at Spruce, Colorado.

A westbound Union Pacific manifest rolls into the setting sun along the Columbia River.

Four GE’s lead a westbound Santa Fe TOFC train nearing the Arizona state line at Manuelito, New Mexico.

Approaching the east end of Abo Canyon, New Mexico, a Santa Fe train of pigs and perishables passes the signals between bridges 4 and 5. My vantage point has most likely been excavated as part of ... (more)

Norfolk Southern #110, a general merchandise freight running from Decatur, IL to Bellevue, OH, passes by elder Wabash Railroad searchlight signals formerly located at the east end of Lagro, IN dur... (more)

A westbound Santa Fe freight descends Cajon Pass as the sun is about to drop behind the San Gabriel Mountains, bringing a day of railfanning to an end. ATSF C30-7 8160 leads a five-engine consist... (more)

GE C30-7 that was acting on the tail of a loaded train and caught fire during the trip awaiting transfer for maintenance or cutting in Embu Guaçu in 2019

Representing both makes on this Burlington Northern coal train, C30-7's and SD40-2's. GE, EMD, GE, EMD, GE. Tom Ellis photo.

Former Burlington Northern Dash 7 sits in Cayce, South Carolina and takes a pause before continuing onto her new contract.

Things are about to drastically change in the coal fields. It was on this trip that my dad photographed his first set of SD70MAC in their Grimstein paint. A huge order of SD70MAC are coming, and D... (more)

On a warm spring morning, an empty coal train accelerates away from the Sierras toward the desert.

Illinois Central Gulf interchange train #336, bound for East Thomas Yard in Birmingham, has C30-7 #7083, GP9 #1026, GP40 #1590 & C30-7 #7052 for ample power. #7083 was built November 1981 and wou... (more)

Swinging through three curves, a loaded coal train approaches Donkey Creek heading north on the Orin Subdivision on May 29, 1998. This early Burlington Northern Santa Fe train is powered by three ... (more)

LS&I's 3 Tilden after swapping power 3 times finally took the pair of C30-7's to the mine and back. Here they are rolling through Eagle Mills Junction with their first pull of the night.