I love this time of the year when the atmospheric conditions form ground fog or mist which enhances the sunrise. This morning NS 35N waits at CP Danes to proceed west after NS local D96 clears Log... (more)

Montana Rail Link's Laurel to Missoula manifest freight streaks through Lombard, Montana during an awesome light show courtesy of Mother Nature. I'm standing on the abutment of the old Milwaukee R... (more)

The sun sets over Del Mar beach as a Coaster train pushes south.

I've always said that rail fanning is 20 percent skill, 30 percent knowledge, and 50 percent luck. Well, today was nearly all luck. After having dinner in Peach Springs, my folks and I walked out ... (more)

The westbound Rio Grande Zephyr approaches the western end of Byers Canyon. After a few more twists and turns, the train will be in Parshall, and will begin a short sprint to Kremmling and Gore Ca... (more)

The last few minutes of sunlight reflect off the side of an eastbound BNSF autorack train as it navigates through the S-curve at Hackberry, Arizona. The three units on the head end battle the grad... (more)

The morning sun has finally cleared the mountaintops to the east illuminating fog rising off the still waters of Frog Pond at Trout Creek, Montana, on September 25, 2008. A westbound BNSF manifest... (more)

Fireman’s view from eastbound flagship Train 20, "The Chief," as it meets westbound Train 23, "The Grand Canyon," climbing the Colorado side of Raton Pass near Gallinas on May 10, 1967. Raton ... (more)

Threading the Flatirons, an eastbound Rio Grande coal train drops through Tunnels 2, 3, and 4. Only one more tunnel remains, but there’s still a lot of vertical descent between here and Denver.

An otherwise decent California Zephyr shot ruined by a steaming pile of yellow garbage on the point. Not sure which unit was having issues, but UP 7085 leads Amtrak units 135 and 96 toward Tu... (more)

An empty crude oil train hugs the shoreline of the Clark Fork River as it traverses the stunning Cabinet Gorge on its way toward Missoula, Laurel, and points east.

I had grand plans this afternoon to catch the eastbound California Zephyr as it rounded the curve at Crescent amid snow-laden pines with a glorious sunset over the continental divide in the backgr... (more)

The Rio Grande Zephyr is well into its climb to the Continental Divide as it rounds the curve to enter Tunnel 1. Having already travelled a little under an hour from Denver, Number 17 still has b... (more)

Coming from Illinois, there's not too many scenes near home that one could consider theatrical. Perhaps a bustling downtown or the construction of a new building may be one's forte, but nothing li... (more)