Grain bound for the Belt Railway of Chicago heads east past the grain elevator in Waubay as the day comes to an end.

After waiting for the Aberdeen Local to clear, this eastbound grainer is now clear east on the Appleton Sub and departs Bristol.

Cold Steam. Near the end of a very frigid day on a Lerro outing, the 1309 does a runby on the famous Helmstetter's Curve.

Despite having tried to railfan the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie main once, this U28B quartet lead overhead is the only Pittsburgh & Lake Erie train I ever saw in my lifetime and it was on the Norfolk &... (more)

A rail train bound for points south rolls thru Defiance at sunset on the CSXT Garrett Sub. The train crosses the Napoleon, Defiance & Western Railroad. The old signals protect the diamond with the... (more)

The DP Power on an empty Fruitland coal train slams thru the west end of Cotter minutes from sunset. Cool to see old ex-Rock Island signals, with a pot signal, still in service here. The train is... (more)

Loaded grain departs Bristol and heads east on the Appleton Sub, about to pass under the wooden bridge near Bristol.

Union Pacific power brings freight into Birmingham during the last minutes of daylight.

SU100 races thru Windsor in a rainy March Night

Before a Fairhaven transportation center was built south of downtown, Bellingham relied on these two former Great Northern structures for accessing GN, BN and later Amtrak passenger service. BN an... (more)

Westbounds on the MRL must climb 2 well known mountain passes on the way west from Laurel to Missoula. Also they must climb heavy 9 miles 1% grade between Townsend and Winston out of the Missouri ... (more)

Sunset Shimmer. A Queens-bound R160A (Alstom, 2005-2010) M train is seen shimmering in the light of the setting sun as it runs between Central Ave and Knickerbocker Ave Stations on the ... (more)

The California Zephyr notches up as it heads towards Roggen, Colorado at sunrise.

D&RGW train 1, the Scenic Limited, is seen at Salt Lake City Utah on September 6th 1936. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

The iconic 70 year old water tower at Speer, Wyoming has been torn down. It provided a great scenic element to many photos over the years, including when UP 4014 was doing a test run in 2021.