For amber waves of grain, for purple mountain majesties...America, America. A westbound vehicle train behind a pair of BN Dash-2s cuts through the wheat fields of northern Montana nearing the Roc... (more)

Amtrak’s California Zephyr pops out of 63-foot-long Tunnel 40 in Little Gore Canyon west of Azure, Colorado, on June 3, 2013. Two fisherman try their luck in the depth of the canyon floating dow... (more)

BNSF 7216, eastbound at Essex, California, under stormy skies.

Canadian Pacific’s southbound wayfreight between Golden and Cranbrook, British Columbia, is south of Wasa, and is powered by five CP Rail SD40-2s on July 15, 2011.

ARR 3010 leads a "pre-season" Glacier Discovery south through the postcard-esque Bird Point. The Glacier Discovery starts daily operations for the summer season on 1 June, but the ARR ran four Gl... (more)

After cooling its heels in the siding at Tolland to allow Amtrak's eastbound California Zephyr to overtake it, a loaded UP coal train heads downhill from the divide along South Boulder Creek, swol... (more)

A derelict TTC PCC street car sits in the grass on a farm outside of Puslinch, ON.

Spring has finally arrived in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Amid green grass and blooming wildflowers, a UP coal empty navigates Little Ten curve, with Big Ten in the background beyond.

Highway 1 in BC is a wonderful place to be. One of my favourite roads of all time and one I try to drive at least once every two years. This year the sun was out but the CPR line on the right was ... (more)

Heading for Vancouver BC as it leaves Fairhaven station

Eastbound on Union Pacific’s Moffat Tunnel Subdivision, a BNSF manifest passes through Eisele, Colorado, on May 27, 2013. Three GE Dash 9s lead the eastbound train past the west switch at Eisele... (more)

A BNSF manifest freight drops downgrade through Eisele, Colorado, on May 27, 2013. Three GE Dash 9s on the point of the eastbound train are approaching the east switch of the siding, while in this... (more)

Heading up the grade into the yard at The Dalles

The freshly painted Baldwin 2-8-2 begins a new Tourist season. It has begun the climb out of Chama on a 4% grade. The posts in the house in the background are vertical and the steepness of the 4% ... (more)

Viewed from the historic but dilapidated Hilltop House, K455 crosses the Potomac with a pair of CN GEs leading westbound ethanol empties.