Curving along the banks of the Missouri River at Lombard, Montana, on the morning of September 12, 2011, is Montana Rail Link’s 840 local powered by a matching set of MRL SD40-2XRs, Nos. 252 and... (more)

Three-to-four and this coming-off-the-Columbia-Sub stack and its hangin-ten-high crew wait for a favorable approach at Latah Junction as the clouds drift swift overhead on a quickening breeze and ... (more)

A few miles east of the town of Coeburn, VA, three light engines (NS U44) head east across Big Lawson Trestle.

CN train Q19851 09 soars high above the Prairie Creek between Hinton and Entrance on the Edson Sub. CP ES44AC 9371 leads while CP ES44AC 8916 brings up the rear. CN “borrowed” these units off ... (more)

Canadian National Manifest 570 is easing down the grade at Bridge 56.6, deep in the Cheakamus River Canyon. The heavy southbound is in full dynamics as the hill here is a steep 2.2% decent to the ... (more)

Sunrise on the Rio Grande Southern. The "sunrise" herald of the Rio Grande Southern on Locomotive #455's tender stands out in the early morning light as she crosses a small wooden trestle r... (more)

Valentine’s Day 2009, Mother Nature brought some snowfall as did the Union Pacific. Donner has always been an obsession of mine since I was 18 when someone said " you don't want to go the... (more)

Prince George-Edmonton train M348 soars across the Athabasca River behind an old school consist. CN C40-8M 2429, CN SD60 5435 and IC SD70 1020 provide the power.

A CP eastbound manifest runs at dusk past Black Canyon near Ashcroft, BC

An eastbound BNSF grain train crosses Bridge 50 at Trout Creek, Montana, on a snowy February 26, 2017.

The Royal Gorge Route! While not as lofty as the road Royal Gorge Bridge, the "hanging bridge" of the RR is perhaps more unique from an engineering perspective. When the Santa Fe buil... (more)

The Royal Gorge Route! The eastbound return trip to Canon City passes under the Royal Gorge Bridge and is dwarfed by the canon. The bridge was built in 1929 and serves no purpose other than tha... (more)

Winter at Noxon Bridge
On February 25, 2017, an eastbound BNSF grain empty crosses the Clark Fork at Noxon, Montana, on a busy morning on Montana Rail Link’s Fourth Subdivision.

On July 1, 2017, a westbound BNSF coal train follows the Missouri River past the ghost townsite of Lombard, Montana. The train is entering Lombard siding and passing Milwaukee Road’s Pacific Ext... (more)

Eastbound Union Pacific Manifest over the Butte Canyon Bridge about to enter Shed 10.