Approaching the station

A Sounder commuter is on its afternoon run from Seattle to Tacoma about to make its first stop at the Tukwila Station near the Southcenter Mall on a beautiful spring day in 2015.

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.

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.

Heading to the mall...

A Metro light rail train is just a couple of stops away from its final destination the Mall of America in Bloomington, MN.

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.

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.

It's coming to take me away...

A Sounder Commuter train arrives in Kent, Washington on its afternoon journey from Seattle to Tacoma on a beautiful spring day in 2015.

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.

Arrival Time

Amtrak Cascade train unloads passengers in Seattle after a trip from Portland.

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. 

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.

Ghost Locomotive

A locomotive painted all white sits in Coos Bay, Oregon.