To truly appreciate the obstacles overcome by railroad surveyors and engineers over a century ago, one must rise above the treeline and grasp firsthand the "big picture." On an absolutely perfect... (more)
On February 7, 2006, a freight powered by Union Pacific 2-8-0 No. 618 approaches Snake Creek at Charleston, Utah, on a photo freight operated by Heber Valley Railroad.
A Great Blue Heron, a bovine, and another species of waterfowl, go about their business as Montana Rail Link's Polson Local heads north past a nice little pond just north of Charlo, Montana. That'... (more)
A perfect A-B-B-A set of F9s pulls a loaded taconite train on a LTV Steel Mining Company eastbound train exiting Cramer Tunnel at Cramer, Minnesota, on September 24, 1994. The lead locomotive, F9A... (more)