Chelatchie Prairie Dawn. Up and in the saddle at 0-dark-thirty, the crew of Crossett Western #10 takes a local freight north at sunrise, on a former Northern Pacific branch line that is no... (more)

Three trains meet at the famous "Triple Crossing" in Richmond, Virginia: CSX coal train N89530 on the upper level (former Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad), CSX coal train T44230 on the midd... (more)

Aberdeen & Rockfish #400 sits in the railroad's Aberdeen engine house

Southbound from Silverton in the late afternoon. The combination of hazy sunshine and the reflection of light off the mineral stained rocks below the bridge produced an interesting lighting effec... (more)

This photo is dedicated to the memory of Roger Rassche, fellow railfan, photographer and modeler, who passed the next day after this image was taken. You're in a better place now Roger, but a l... (more)

Amtrak P42 69 derailed immediately and rode the ditchline for over 200 feet, coming to rest against an embankment. Note the marks on the side of the engine where the gravel struck the side of the ... (more)

Eastbound Q411 crosses the Potomac River and is about to enter the tunnel, on a beautiful August day. Note the clarity difference of the Shenandoah River.

UP 580, flanger duty, poses while another flanger lead by UP 600 is ready to battle the snow over the summit

At 22:53 the kids (boys ages 7, 7, and 5), still up as they are wired on an intoxicating blend of "Smores", the excitement of the campfire on a short weekend camping trip, and railroading, get an ... (more)

Let it Snow! An early December snowfall blankets Helmstetters Curve.

Thundering across the Two Medicine River

ANY 9624 and 9529 are yarded after the switch crew has built the ANY 610 Log and revenue train south bound for Boyle Alberta in the morning. The green haze in the background are the northern light... (more)

At sunrise BNSF 1070 leads train 12T west over the trestle spanning the Genesee River and the high falls in Letchworth State Park.

Due to high water from the flooding Mississippi River, the Canadian Pacific decided not to detour but instead push/pull trains through the high water. Although the water here is over the rail, it... (more)

While clearing snow and ice on April 25, 1999 for the spring opening of the railroad, C&TS 484 (lettered DRGW for photo charters) hit ice in the flangeways and derailed just west of Los Pinos tank... (more)