This is a USAF/SAC (Strategic Air Command) B-52 Mobile Simulator Train. The train consisted of an Administration Car, two B-52 Simulator Cars, and a Crew Car. Due to a shortage of simulators and t... (more)

"Field of Trains" - always thought I'd write a "Field of Trains movie one day, but I think that may be a pipe dream. Still, that's exactly what this soon to be removed image is of, those are all f... (more)

DME train 487 waits in the hole at Cobden, MN, for opposition not yet out of Tracy while lighting and thunderstorms rage over southern Minnesota

Not very often you see lightning, stars, and the moon in one photo. As a storm rolls east over Regina, the skies begin to clear behind and the moon starts to take over the night sky. Stony Beach i... (more)

On August 31, with an invite to ride along and explore a 6-mile stretch of trackage not reachable by roadways (as they were completely washed away), a hi-rail trip revealed some serious damage. N... (more)

"Not much room in here!". The driver (engineer) of a 4 wheel electric loco looks quite cramped as it passes by at Fuli Mine at Hegang.

Zürich main station at night, from the end of the platform towards entrance tracks

The Omen. Day 2 of the Durango & Silverton's annual Railfest dawned mostly cloudy and the weather just went downhill from there. When Eureka & Palisade #4 arrived in Silverton around 5 PM,... (more)

Another trick pulled out of my bag of magic. It seems as though every time I come to this location, nature has always something spectacular to show me. Around this time 2 years ago, I captured t... (more)

The third of three fuselages on the KICKPASS passes over the Union Pacific. BNSF plans to spend 90 million dollars on a double track project that includes this elevated line through Grand Island.

The east end of Bensenville Yard with an unusual dearth of locomotive activity. I can only spot 4 locomotives, and only one of them appears to be active.

Bound for White Pass! The White Pass & Yukon's Steam Rotary Fleet claws its way from Inspiration Point past the now derelict Bridge 18A, en route to the White Pass Summit and a battle with ... (more)

A Lunar halo shines over the night sky, as the east end of Truckee is lined up for a westbound stack train. East Truckee (CRPV 208) is located at MP 208, or 35 west of Reno, NV on Donner Pass. I d... (more)

In this 5 minute exposure at Baring, MO, it is a crystal clear night with nothing but stars and airplanes lighting up the sky, and in the air the sounds of trains and crying coyotes could be heard... (more)