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With the Empire Builder right on the ass of 338 (one of the few daily Hiawatha trains), they have to be quick in taking their window across A-2. An outbound Metra came up at the perfect time for this "triple meet" to be photographed.

Grand Elk train 302 races over the St. Joseph River in downtown Three Rivers with the last Wisconsin & Southern painted unit up on the property up front.

This ex-MILW GP9 on the former GR&I sits tied down after doing some morning work. 907 seems to be back again, with 16 being a secondary engine now.

Amtrak Cabbage car 90218 is captured at the end of this passenger train waiting to depart Bakersfield.

Nickel Plate Road PA 190 and Berkshire 759 sit on display at the turntable lead prior to Railfest and the NKP Power & Prestige shoot.

BLE 906 leads an empty ore train through Munger, MN.

From 1978-1980, I was blessed to play Baseball for Liberty Christian High School in Huntington Beach, CA. Our school played in the small schools division throughout southern California. Two schools we played away games were Hesperia and Victorville. These games were played at my "Field of Dreams", Lime St. Baseball Park. Located in Hesperia, right next to the Santa Fe/Union Pacific mainline through Cajon Pass to Los Angeles. "If you play, the trains will come." My senior year, (I was the only one out of a class of 25), I circled April 11, 1980 on the calendar. This would be my final away game against Victorville at the Hesperia ballpark. I brought my trusty Pentax K-1000 camera filled with B&W Kodak Plus-X film. I was also the yearbook photographer in 1980. I gave my camera to one of our "Team Moms" Mrs. Hildom to take photos of the game and especially any trains going by. From home plate looking to straightaway centerfield and right field, you had a clear view of trains going by. It was very difficult at the plate trying to concentrate on the pitcher and the ball with a train going by! Eastbound trains would zip by with little warning going downhill toward Victorville. However, westbound trains could be heard for a long time struggling up the steep grade. So on this beautiful spring April afternoon, Coach Riddell put the ball in my hand to pitch this final game. With a comfortable lead in the top of the 7th inning, two outs and nobody on, I knew a westbound train was approaching quickly. I called time, stepped off the mound, to watch UP DD40X 6901 West with three 8000 class SD40-2H units lead the SuperVan toward Los Angeles. Mrs. Hildom captured the moment as I started walking back toward the mound. I pitched a complete game, we came away with a victory and celebrated afterward at the local McDonalds. The bus ride back to school was a happy one.

Delaware Lackawanna's acquired PA, NKP 190, sits outside the Von Storch Locomotive shops while 2461 receives maintenance.

BLE 900 leads U717 past Alborn with a lashup of all three paint schemes found on ore trains on the iron range.

KCS 3903 leads a westbound ballast load

SSP 3905 a modified GP39-2 sits at the small yard in Marshall, WA. The unit sports the Omaha Track logo on the long hood of the unit. The 3905 is a former Kennecott Copper unit.

UP 5290 east is stopped at King Hill, Idaho waiting for a slower eastbound to clear the summit. The MHKNP sits under a beautiful "Kodachrome" sky on a beautiful May 2024 afternoon.

This GP-40 is owned by the United States Air Force. Used to switch hopper cars at the Eielson AFB power Plant.

As this visit to Pocatello and the surrounding areas was winding down, there was only one way to wrap up a fun day of chasing and that was with a train at last good light, and UP delivered bringing UP 8190 eastbound with the MHKNP at sunset past the always classy center siding at Michaud.

A CSX train is about to come off the Willard Sub onto the Pemberville Sub.

In October of 2020, Strasburg held a 60th anniversary of tourist operation with a photo charter. SRC 90 was put into her 1960s era paint scheme and SRC 89 hauled a freight consist. Also at this time my T7 was stolen so I borrowed a friends point and shoot which i wasn't used to so my photos from the event weren't the greatest

On a quiet November night, guest on one of Strasburg's night trains enjoy the finale few moments of their journey as they arrive back into East Strasburg Station

PRR 9081 on the Xenia to Springfield local seen at Center St in Springfield, Ohio on the former Pennsylvania Railroad Panhandle/Little Miami Springfield Branch, facing south. This line was closed as a through route in 1969 and was completely closed and torn up between Springfield & Yellow Springs, Ohio in 1981, by Conrail and the State of Ohio to make way for the Little Miami Scenic Bike Trail

BNSF empties meet UP loads at Converse Junction as another BNSF load waits to depart Antelope Mine.

UP 6905 West is stopped at San Bernardino station to wait for a Santa Fe to clear before continuing to Los Angeles with the SuperVan train.