On the way home...

A Sound Transit commuter train is departing the Tukwila station on its way to Tacoma on a clear spring day in Seattle.

The railroad is gone but the station still stands...

The former Chicago Great Western depot in Elma, Iowa was turned into a museum after the railroad was abandoned by the Chicago North Western Railroad that had taken over the CGW in a merger.

Is that enough horsepower?

A pair of Iowa Northern MP2000D locomotives have no shortage of horsepower pulling a pair of cars along Canadian National tracks in north Waterloo, Iowa. The locomotives have been in storage for more than 2 years due to their cost of operation but a locomotive shortage forced Iowa Northern to put them back in service.

Out in the cold

Iowa Northern Railway 678 spent many years hauling passengers for Amtrak when it was numbered 241. Today it still hauls passengers as it pulls the Hawkeye Express train to University of Iowa home football games and in December for the Snowflake Express. Most of the year the locomotive and its passenger cars can be seen sitting at Bryant Yard in Waterloo, Iowa as it is this particular day in a snow storm.

Moving America's Freight

A Norfolk Southern Freight train is traveling eastbound out of Waterloo, Indiana along US Highway 6.

The Station Time Forgot

This was once the Chicago Great Western station in Des Moines, Iowa. The station replaced the so called Union Station which was across the Des Moines river on the eastbank side of Des Moines near the Iowa State Capital in 1950, but all passenger service would end by 1962. The railroad itself was merged with the Chicago & North Western in 1968 and most of its routes including the one that passed by this station have been abandoned.

The station was turned into a restaurant at some point but is not currently being used. The building is somewhat isolated although one Thomas Beck road passes the station just to the left and a multi-use trail follows the former railroad right of way.

Heading to work...

A morning commuter train traveling from Big Lake to Minneapolis, MN. The station in Minneapolis is at Target Field where the Minnesota Twins play baseball.

Her fate is sealed...

The former Milwaukee Road train station in Mason City, Iowa that is soon face the wrecking ball like many classic train stations have recently as current owner Canadian Pacific no longer sees a need for it.

No train is coming

Former Rock Island Passenger depot in Independence, Iowa. The tracks in front the depot are decoration only.

Hauling the Goods...

Iowa Northern train passes the former Rock Island Railroad depot in Vinton, Iowa.

Hauling the Goods...

A Canadian National freight train is traveling between Parkersburg and New Hartford, Iowa along Iowa Highway 57 which was US Highway 20.

Not going anywhere...

Steam locomotive and caboose on display in Independence, Iowa.

Flying by the little guy

A Norfolk Southern freight train passes by a small switch engine outside of Plainfield, Indiana on a beautiful fall day.

Below the streets

A BNSF freight train travels past King Street Station in Seattle, Washington and a beautiful spring day in 2015.

In Motion

A Iowa Northern freight train led by a former Amtrak passenger locomotives travels through Waterloo on a cloudy and rainy day.

The Last Interurban

The South Shore is the last true Interurban train in the United States and runs from Chicago to South Bend, Indiana. The train is shown here crossing the tracks of Amtrak's Michigan service before heading down the middle of 11st Street.

Here Looking at You...

Little River Railroad runs an excursion train from Coldwater to Quincy, Michigan. Here is their locomotive #1 in Quincy about to pull our train back to Coldwater. 

Flying through New Lenox on a sad morning

A Chicago Metra commuter train on the Rock Island line flies through New Lenox  outbound on its way to Joliet at sunrise. It was a sad morning waking up to the news of the Las Vegas tragedy that happened the night before.

Blasting through town

A freight train passes through Elkhart, Indiana.

Well your a strange little guy...

This strange locomotive sits in Clinton, Michigan on the Michigan Southern Railway which is non-profit tourist operation that this year is only running during the fall color season.