Early 305 just seconds before the sun set!

An eastbound BNSF coal train departs Laurel, Montana, at 5:45 p.m. on the eve of January 27, 2013. Snow has been falling for a while, blanketing the scene with cast that can only happen during win... (more)

After getting their track warrant for the Plainview Sub., BNSF 5922 and this eastbound empty coal train failed to get out of the Lubbock city limits before the sun had set.

Just north of Platteville, the MDVCY-06 approaches a county road crossing heading north towards Cheyenne after meeting a southbound coal load in town earlier.

A late afternoon Pacific Surfliner ducks under the 6th Street Viaduct as it races along the Los Angeles River destined for San Diego. The iconic span has starred in numerous TV shows, commercials,... (more)

It's almost midnight and a light fog/rain/drizzle mix is in the air as a pair of signals protect the CN Iron Range Sub. at M.P. 66.3. In all types of weather, night or day they do their job.

Three Tidewater bound coal trains wait to depart Roanoke on a rain slick August 1983 night. Coal loads from Roanoke follow the gentle profile of the Virginian, avoiding Blue Ridge grade. Visible ... (more)

A water tank, a grain/cotton elevator and, most importantly, high school football stadium lights make up the skyline of Shallowater, a typical small west Texas town. BNSF 7881 splits the ex-ATSF s... (more)

FEC 202 rolls across the Stuart Bridge in a very brief but lucky spell of sunshine on a warm evening.

Waiting on a Eastbound, this Westbound mixed freight holds the North main at Vernon on a clear cold night

Westbound in the cold rain.

During the golden hour, Metra 116 highballs west past Westmont with a express train that will not stop until Naperville.

The yellow glow of another CSX coal train slowly glides along the New River in the dawn darkness as the sun slowly begins to rise and paint the sky in shades of pinks and violets. This view from t... (more)

Aberdeen yard job under the sun. BNSF 1667 and another 40-2 shove on a cut of tanks and hoppers during the last minutes of light on the last day of winter.