On the morning of February 5th, 2023, the result of the heavy snowfall of the days before could be admired: The participants of a photo train event were offered the view of the well-known viaduct ... (more)
The eastbound Empire Builder soars over the Middle Fork of the Flathead River and Java Creek on the large bridge east of Essex as it climbs through the Rockies on a pristine summer morning.
When planning this photo, I'd hoped for a snow covered scene with the red locomotive picked out against the white, but some very unseasonal weather utterly changed that!
615 heads back to Chur... (more)
From this angle, the immense bridge over the Sheyenne River at Valley City, ND looks like a wall of steel. An eastbound BNSF train makes the crossing in March 2017.