Due to a passing cold front off of the coast of California, the cloudy conditions add a bit of drama to this image. This is a westbound stack train, heading for the Port of Long Beach, California.

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.

CN 5708 and BCR 4606 haul a CN Stack though the Canyon towards the Pacific Coast.

CC20406 leads the way over the high bridge.

California Dreaming! A wonderful chase of the SP Santa Cruz local during the week of Winterail in 1997 turned up this trio of still SP lettered units, and many fine images. This one however just ... (more)

Train Hanoi-Saigon

GP38-2 1801 and GP40-2 2202 leads Polar Bear Express into Moosonee after a slow trip through heavy snow that put one engine out of service due to shorting and blocked vents on the second engine

Thundering across the Two Medicine River

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)

4 am crew call for a move to San Pedro

One of the Talgo sets split the consist down tracks 2 and 3. The train brought down the tall historic speaker tower (look at Union Station photos older than this date) and bumped up against the st... (more)

After a long day working Union Station, this railroader catches a ride back to Ivy City engine terminal.

A Union Pacific Operation Lifesaver Special heads through Price River Canyon along a D&RGW icon in it's own right, Castle Gate. The Rio Grande utilized this rugged rock monument for promotional ph... (more)

GM perfoming high altitude tests on unit.