Milwaukee Road 261 receives some attention from her crew during the lull between the day's run up to Duluth and the night photo special set to begin later that evening.

An oil train crosses the Serayu River on a beautiful sunrise near Kebasen, Central Java, Indonesia.

The sunsets over the Mississippi River as CP 474 pops into view, headed east on the River Sub.

Metro North GP40FH-2 4905 (right) and New Jersey Transit PL42AC 4029 (left) await departure from Hoboken at sunset with outbound commuter trains.

Going away from the setting sun, an eastbound Z train sails east through the Mojave Desert.

Western Maryland 2-8-0 #729 leads a freight train around Helmstetter's Cuve as the sun is setting behind the engine. A plume of smoke and the engine is silhouetted by the remaining light of day.

CSX Q539 sets out a cut of mill gondolas for the Knoxville and Holston River Railroad to take to an industry that converts scrap metal into rebar. It was 9:30pm, and at this moment, the train was ... (more)

With the morning sun rising in the sky, UP 844 is steamed up and ready to depart Salina, Kansas westward for Sharon Springs.

Shortly before sunrise the 489 and a work train make a photo runby at Lava. In the background the San Luis Valley is covered by fog with a few hill tops looking like islands. Our train was heade... (more)

The brand new One World Trade Center has taken it's place in the ever-changing New York City skyline. At 1,776' it has grabbed the title of tallest building in New York City from the 1,250' Empire... (more)

Freight trains from Germany to Italy usually take the route via Basel, but there are occasional trains via Schaffhausen. This DB Schenker intermodal freight train just crosses the central section ... (more)

M338 has an out time of 20:00 at Waterloo for the trip to Kirk Yard, IN. As the days get longer that departure time give some time for some sunset photos east of Waterloo. Today's M338 left at 19:... (more)

As the sun breaks over the top of the surrounding peaks in Cabazon, UP 8825 leads a 17 car long officer special west across the Yuma Subdivision on an early, March morning.

Timing can be everything. The last Surfliner of the day to stop at SNP rolls into town just as the brilliant setting sun showers the palm trees with amazing light before "sinking into the ocean."... (more)

Another load of Bakken crude bound for Philly drifts off into the impending evening leaving behind a nice sunset over the Village of Fonda.