Through a tropical thunderstorm typical of the Florida summer, high priority 101 slashes through the downpour and lightning. 101 has been running with three motors lately and occasionally autos.

What a perfect day for grinding rail --- snowy, cold and overcast ten miles west of Denver with little chance of causing grass or brush fires. Loram RG8 is westbound at walking speed.

A cold rain has turned to wet snow as a Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad photo freight is on the eastern approach of Cumbres Pass, Colorado, on September 17, 1996. All former Rio Grande, Mikado ... (more)

With record high temperatures set during the day, and a cold front pushing thru towards evening, the storms sure packed a punch over Iowa by late evening. Here a storm reaches serve level East of ... (more)

Amtrak’s California Zephyr passes the Ski Train in the siding at Fraser, Colorado, amid a flurry of blowing snow on January 3, 2004.

It's rare to see the Rocky Local go up the mountain and this is no exception. The local is seen rounding the curve at Blue Mountain Road at the base of Coal Creek Canyon. They had to go to Pinecli... (more)

An evening thunderstorm is passing east over northern Illinois putting on quite the lighting show. The lighting spend over hour spreading out across the night sky making for easy photography. The ... (more)

Westbound empties under high summer clouds

In April 1984, a westbound Rio Grande freight encounters a high country ground blizzard at East Portal, Colorado. High winds, low visibility and drifting snow; just a part of springtime at the Mof... (more)

A short train rolls eastward toward Limon along the old KP route across the plains of Colorado.

Clouds continue to build out in front of a complex of thunderstorms as the ultra hot Willow Springs,IL-North Bay,CA Z train races west away from the storms on 7/5/12. This complex of storms would ... (more)

A thunderstorm in its early stages builds behind a BNSF westbound manifest at Milan, NM 7/9/12.

New Mexico monsoon season is upon us! 3 brand new BNSF ES44C4's(BNSF 7057, 7056, 7053) on their maiden run west on the BNSF passes through a sun break while storm clouds from a complex of thunders... (more)

VIA 92 rounds the curve at CN Snake with four LRC cars behind a rebuilt F40PH-3.

My first train photo of 2012 wouldnt be quite right if it didnt include this shot taken just after a quick dose of fake snow from the lakes & a touch of sun trying to work its way out ... Happy Ne... (more)