Union Pacific "Big Boy" #4014 rolls across a small bridge just west of Byers, CO on a cold November 25th, 2019.

A massive 123 with 146 cars, mid train DPUs and manned power on the rear begins its descent down the southern loops on its way from Asheville to Linwood, NC. The first few cars have just exited Bu... (more)

The orange trio that has once again roamed the rails of the Bessemer and Lake Erie have just crossed Kimbles Viaduct as darkness consumes Northwestern Pennsylvania just outside of Mercer, PA.

A short UP manifest climbs up the lower Tehachapi foothills and through the curves of Allard, catching the winter afternoon sun poking in and out of a patchy cloud sky.

"Dreadnought"

UP's ICIG1 intermodal train runs through layers of shadow and light on its eastbound run through the Mojave Desert. I was convinced that the train would pass this composition while the shadows wer... (more)

Snow swirls off of Stratford to Kitchener tonnage as CN train no. 568 traverses the frozen landscape near Baden, Ontario under a fiery orange glow.

A heavy grain train hits Yampai hill right as the sun begins to rise.

We're just over 10,000 feet high in elevation here at the top of Cumbres Pass in southwestern Colorado just after a 40 minute snow squall had come through. Below is a Cumbres & Toltec Scenic freig... (more)

2018 Arizona saw a good amount of rain and monsoon storms. In early July the weather produced amazing skies as the eastbound auto train glinted behind storm clouds.

A late afternoon intermodal train heads east into the Winslow yard on the BNSF Seligman Sub.

BNSF 7418 leads the Q-RICALT at Sandcut, CA on Union Pacific's Mojave Sub.

Union Pacific SD70AH #1943 'The Spirit of Union Pacific' leads a Denver to Grand Junction officer special across the Colorado River along the ex D&RGW Dotsero Cutoff.

The mystery of the night ride. The rocking on the rails, the hum of the diesels, the glow of the lights, this is why we do this.

On December 22 a plow train was called to clear the tracks between Hurricane and Cantwell. With a limited amount of daylight to work with, about 4.5 hours in total, I tried my best to capture the ... (more)