The California Zephyr leaves Tunnel 1 as it passes through a valley on the way to Plainview, Colorado.

On the Santa Barbara Subdivision, a Union Pacific work train with a Brandt R4 leads a set of Gondolas with Brandt OTM Trackers on top. A ground crew stands by for protection as the work train dist... (more)

The California Zephyr rounds Big Ten Curve as it heads towards Rocky, Colorado.

After a few test runs in late spring & summer, #148 makes its official return to US Sugar on the first day of the 2020-2021 cane season, pulling a publicity train to the mill.

Stormy Return

After Norfolk & Western 611’s successful visit to Strasburg in 2019, it seemed logical that a return was likely. Getting it back to Pennsylvania became a stormy jou... (more)

Office car special with an unusual power combo is returning from a round trip up the system & back, borrowing the old "Sunset Limited" ID that once rang out here. Adding to the possible... (more)

Two highspeed trains "Giruno" of the SBB in multiple control, RABe 501, are running the EC 313 from Zürich to Chiasso, entering the new 15,4 kilometer long Ceneri Base Tunnel (CBT) near... (more)

Steamtrain of the Rigi Bahnen is running down to Arth Goldau below Rigi Staffel, with cogwheel locomotive H 2/3 # 17 from 1925, car B # 32 (built in 1875, rebuilt 1998) and B # 33 (built 1875, reb... (more)

Union Pacific's Park City local, with it customary three GP30's is off the branch, and back on the main. Seen here near the mouth of Weber Canyon on the Evanston Subdivision. (Tom Ellis photo)

Hudson Rails. MTA Metro-North Railroad GP35Rs 108 (née-CNW 831, GP35) and 101 (née-RDG 3641, GP35) lead a train of welded rail down the Hudson Line through the Spuyten Duyvil Station and ... (more)

Serving the greater Pittsburgh area, the Carload Express owned Allegheny Valley Railroad has recently acquired new power in the form of ex-Norfolk Southern SD60M's. On a March morning before the ... (more)

Mainline Steam. On August 20, 2019, Norfolk Southern Corp Train 955 featured an unusual consist as NS 9214 (C44-9W) lead the Queen Of Steam, Norfolk & Western 611 (4-8-4) as it was being de... (more)

Metro North Train 8839 to Poughkeepsie seen passing the walkup platforms at Breakneck Ridge. Hikers were wandering and crossing the tracks headed to Hudson River on this nice spring day.

CP 1401 continues west on the Elbow Lake Sub nearing Barrett.

Rolling down the hill from the crest in Mountainair, NM, BNSF 5293 approaches Abo Canyon.