In the quietest moments of a winter storm, fire and ice converge in the tangled trackwork at Metra's busiest interlocking in the Chicagoland area.

Amtrak Train #4 , the SUPER CHIEF, rounds the reverse curves at Darling, Arizona, on April 16, 1972. Six F-units power the fast moving train. Darling is a crossover location about 13 miles east of... (more)

Skiers aboard the D&RGW ski train are happy and oblivious to the snowy conditions of highways as they safely return to Denver on Feb. 26, 1984. The train is between Tunnels 3 and 2 near Plainview... (more)

On Christmas Eve '87, a tardy Rio Grande train No. 100 ascends a snowy and windy Mapleton Bench just east of Springville.

Working out of Crescent, Colorado, Union Pacific’s MNYRO (North Yard-Denver to Roper Yard-Salt Lake City manifest) passes by snow-covered trees on the morning of March 10, 2013. In the backgroun... (more)

What does springtime frequently look like in Colorado’s high country? A Union Pacific coal train drops down the two-percent grade just east of Tolland, Colorado, on May 1, 1999. Yes, May Day 199... (more)

It's great when you arrive at a beautiful winter scene, get out of your car and randomly hear a train coming less than a mile away. What's not great is walking up to the edge of a river to get in... (more)

Eastbound leaving Tolland
After meeting Amtrak No. 5 at Tolland, Colorado, an eastbound Union Pacific coal train sweeps through the big curve and over Boulder Creek on the morning of Oc... (more)

One of the millions of things I like about Montana is the clear water. This is plainly seen in this photo. Here a H-1 Dash 9 leads a BNSF freight over Bridge 55 on Montana Rail Link's 4th Subdivis... (more)

With thunderstorms rolling in the distance, and under a dramatic monsoonal sunset, mixed freight heads east toward the massive BNSF classification facility at Belen, New Mexico.

As the winter sun rises over the Cascades, its warm rays start to melt the morning frost and fill the valley with a light fog that glows from the sun. It’s a serene and beautiful morning that co... (more)

Loaded ethanol train out of Lawler, IA, rolls east at MP 37 at sunset. 3 Union Pacific units power this train 37 mile from Marquette, IA. This is one of my favorite places for sunsets. Shot many s... (more)

Cowboys meet Grand Canyon steam, a great end to a long day. A Lerro Productions charter.

Westbound 135 tackles the final stretch of the climb to the continental divide at Ridgecrest on a bleak fall afternoon in western North Carolina.