SP 335 crests Toponas Summit, formerly a helper district on the D&RGW's Craig Branch. Remanence of the wye for Phippsburg, CO based steam helpers is still visible. Flanked by the Flat Tops to the ... (more)

Two EMD products scream up the near 1% grade out of Minot, leading the L MON8821, aka Northgate Local, while crossing a swollen South Branch creek on a muggy and stormy Summer afternoon.

An empty coal train heads south along the high water levels near the headwaters of the Columbia River. Yep, that is the same Columbia River that flows through Washington State.

A beautiful Wisconsin day comes to an end as CP train 490 rolls eastbound at sunset just west of Watertown, WI.

How about this for railfan spot? Pretty nice huh? And a fine neighborhood ice cream stand right nearby too. I want to go back soon and hear those 90MPH trains slinging themselves across this 106 y... (more)

Montana Rail Link's Gas Local heads west near Donlan, Montana (just west of Toole), in the late afternoon. Donlan sits on MRL's 4th Subdivision between St. Regis, and Paradise. Typically, MRL's Ga... (more)

Winter sunset at Rawlins
An eastbound Union Pacific freight approaches West Rawlins, Wyoming, on the eve of February 8, 2007.

Six Alco RSD-15 "Alligators" lead Santa Fe's unit coal train from York Canyon, N.M. to Kaiser Steel Corp. at Fontana, Calif. around ATSF's horseshoe curves at Blanchard, N.M. on Sept. 15, 1968. ... (more)

Skies are starting to clear, just in time for four ex-Burlington Northern veterans to bring a heavy Ross Turn downhill into Berthold, rolling through the undulating terrain and emerald hills of We... (more)

Fog envelopes the town of Sandpoint and Lake Pend Oreille, as a westbound BNSF grain train makes its way across the "Funnel."

An eastbound BNSF stack train races the setting sun to its crew change at Winslow, seen here from the vantage point at West Winslow.

"Ride across the river, deep and wide" Even at 90 mph, it takes a few moments before an Amtrak Acela can cross over four thousand, one hundred and fifty three feet of bridge. Built by the ... (more)

Stormy skys near Pipestone (siding) , Montana. Homestake Pass was Northern pacific's direct main into Butte, Montana. The line was built to expedite passenger and coal traffic into Butte. The coal... (more)

On a warm and muggy Summer morning, two of BNSF's "Goatboats" lead a 12000 ton Spokane, WA to Northtown, MN (Minneapolis) high priority manifest over the impressive Gassman Coulee Trestle and Sour... (more)