The setting sun and storm clouds combine to create colorful contrasts that surround BNSF 7418 at Sandcut.

NS Virginian Heritage 1069 leads NS 889 onto the Portland Secondary in Easton Pa. There are 2 junctions happening in this image. The Bridge that the 1069 is crossing connects Pennsylvania to New... (more)

With absolutely no intentions of stopping for take out, a BNSF eastbound freight headed to Barstow, CA disturbs the tranquility of the Crossing Restaurant in downtown Stevenson hustling through to... (more)

Viewed from the Minnesota State Highway 55 overpass a few miles west of Paynesville, a lengthy eastbound manifest rolls away from the setting sun.

These ex-Southern signals protect this CTC crossover at MP 46.8, Blanchet. This set of crossovers is on a short 13 mile section of double track between Mason and Rohan. This is the 1st district on... (more)

An northbound freight train is about to break the peace and quiet of the Kentucky countryside at Blanchet. These ex-Southern signal bridges are being replaced on this 1st District south of Cincinn... (more)

The sun drops behind the clouds as the crew from Union Pacific train M ASBN prepares to meet and inspect Amtrak train 307 at McLean, Illinois on the former Alton Route. Steve Smedley photo

A red signal signal on the Florida Northern protects the diamond with the CSX in Ocala, Florida. The station was built in 1917 by the Seaboard Air Line and the Atlantic Coast Line. The ACL track i... (more)

A pair of rebuilt SD40-2s, now called SD40Ns on UP, awaits for traffic ahead on the ex-WP Shafter Sub. A cold and crisp February morning with gorgeous sunlight combines to make a beautiful scene.

The beautiful Izaak Walton Inn outside Glacier National Park near Essex, Montana. The caboose rooms can be seen on the left hillside lit with Christmas lights. The inn was originally built by the ... (more)

The signal at MP 246.7 displays "Approach" under a great night sky

Under the darkness of night, with only the illumination of the Cass Shop lights and flashes, SHAY 11 sits on the coal dock track and waits for Cass Railfan Weekend, along with the new season to be... (more)

Classic New York Central searchlight signals guard CP 431 as the FRED of an eastbound flashes by. The eastbound would wait at the next control point for the railway to clear up.

Night at Frog Pond
An eastbound BNSF train rumbles through the dark Montana night just west of Trout Creek on the evening of May 2, 2012. On this pleasant spring evening, the air temper... (more)

Well into the sunset in the Chilean altiplano, this train with warehouses continues down from the heights of the Andes to the city of Calama, and then to the regional capital Antofagasta.