A spectacular Colorado sunrise catches the California Zephyr as it enters Keenesburg, Colorado on the Brush Sub.

A huge sun and the perfect timing of the California Zephyr culminates a two year effort to get this shot at Keenesburg, Colorado.

Anticipation: It's a very quiet night in the Deerfield River Valley of western Massachusetts. Other than crickets and the flowing waters of the river, there's not much to be heard. Then, ... (more)

Ribbons of steel glow at dawn as UP 7655 (ES44AC) brings a train into the Cheyenne Depot for a crew change.

A pair of CSX helpers with trackage rights return westbound through the Natural Tunnel on a stormy Monday afternoon.

An NS local peers around the corner as it approaches Natural Tunnel after a brief thunderstorm.

Thin clouds flow through the darkening sky as a waxing moon makes a showing over Canadian National’s main line at Swan Landing, Alberta. Brilliant colors of sunset have disappeared, with the sce... (more)

Late day meet
At milepost 98 on Santa Fe’s main line west out of Chicago, the 198 train slams by doing 70, as another eastbound Santa Fe train approaches in the distance at Leeds, Ill... (more)

Headlights dimmed between speedsters
Two Santa Fe trains pass at a combined speed of 140 mph, as the 198 train meets another of the railroad’s intermodal speedsters, raising dust of f... (more)

Ethanol loads for Charlotte pass the south end of the Toe River siding and enter Vance Tunnel at Altapass, NC, with the Clinchfield-era signal protecting their move.

Charging out of a rising sun....

A circus train works upgrade on Cajon Pass at sunset.

A City of Prineville freight train slowly proceeds westbound on a long tangent with a pretty good vertical curve, approaching Prineville Junction, Oregon, on a sunny September 28, 2016.

The quiet pattering of rain and onset of evening darkness are brought to a sharp and deafening halt as the roar of empty CSX ethanol train K412 echos through the Tennessee hills. The headlights ca... (more)

A bright Easter morning sunrise reflects off the California Zephyr and the tracks of the Brush Sub as the #5 train passes through Roggen, Colorado on its way to Denver.