After a successful celebration in Ogden, the Spike 150 special begins its return to Cheyenne via Echo Canyon. Despite the Big Boy's size, the canyon has a way to make anything look small.

I happened to be in Moab, UT when a friend reminded me that the once a week UP potash local runs on a Friday, wait thats today! All my previous plans for the day were now pushed to the side as I h... (more)

Railcars ABe 4/4 # 51 and # 53 of the Rhaetian Railway in multiple control are pulling PE 971 BERNINA EXPRESS from St.Moritz to Tirano along the Lago Bianco (White Lake) between Bernina Lagalb and... (more)

Engineer Nick eases the largest locomotive on the Durango and Silverton's roster around the tight cliffs of the legendary High Line.

The incredible depth of breathtaking Royal Gorge dwarfs a 16-car Royal Gorge Route Railroad passenger train as it negotiates tight, rocky confines along the Arkansas River near the old siding loca... (more)

BNSF’s HDENLAU freight rumbles northward through 370-foot Black Tunnel south of Dornick siding in Wyoming’s eye-catching Wind River Canyon on July 10, 2021.

On the first day of the Trains Magazine charter, DRGW 493 rounds the bend at Granite Point/Elbert Creek/Mini Highline with a mixed freight consist in tow

The solitude at Canyon Diablo is almost palpable - an entity that is at once overwhelming and eminently soothing. Only the rush of the wind disturbs the silence for awhile - until a thin silver li... (more)

CSX U722-10, running under trackage rights on NS’ Appalachia District as KL01, exits the West portal of Natural Tunnel with CSX 911, the Honoring First Responders unit, in the lead, with 110 emp... (more)

Rockwood!

Rounding Granite Point / Mini High Line / Elbert Creek, Denver and Rio Grande Western K-37 493 rounds the shelf track here above Shalona Lake. This charter train dep... (more)

The Laurel Sub has some scenic spots, and this perspective north of Billings is certainly one of them.

Rocky Mountaineer passenger equipment gets delivered to Grand Junction as it makes its first trip through Ruby Canyon east of Utaline, Colorado, on June 24, 2021. The tour operator will be making ... (more)

Below the imposing escarpment of Dodge’s Bluff, Amtrak’s westbound California Zephyr traces the Colorado River in spectacular Ruby Canyon just east of Utaline, Colorado, on June 23, 2021.

FXE4844 recently painted into new corporate scheme, waiting at Dunas to meet a northbound empty grain train before to continue on its way to the south of the border.

The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago had quite a few cars ready to head out of their Stickney plant this morning, so SW1's 2 and 3 had a busy morning and afternoon ahead.... (more)