At left: 991257 Amtrak's westbound California Zephyr is dwarved by the rugged landscape of Gore Canyon in central Colorado.

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010674 Westbound Union
Pacific train, Soldier Summit,
Utah.

Ernest H. Robl: Railroad stock photos (general)

Click on the images to view a larger version with a more detailed caption. The numbers preceding the captions are the file numbers of the original transparencies. These are only a few sample images; many more railroad subjects are available. Please e-mail or call for additional information.

North America

Left: 940692 Burlington Northern train crossing Columbia River from Washington State into Oregon at Lake Celilo.

Right:951272 Burlington Northern Santa Fe empty coal unit train approaching mine in Powder River Basin of Wyoming.
Left: 951217 Aerial view of mile-long Union Pacific unit coal train on loading loop of Powder River Basin mine in Wyoming.

Right: 951353 Cab interior of modern diesel locomotive showing color computer screens.

Left: 971364 In 1997, the main line over Logan Hill in Wyoming's Powder River Basin was temporarily four tracks during upgrading of the Orin Line. (For details, see the larger version of the image.)

Right: 950154 A 150-car coal train starts to cross the James River near Springwood, in western Virginia, on its way to Virginia's Tidewater region in the eastern part of the state.
Left: 990371 Observation Car at end of American Orient Express luxury train, northbound through Selma, N.C., 1999.

Right: 960154 Union Pacific double stack container train, Keddie Wye, California.
Left: 900322 Union Pacific (ex-Southern Pacific) on Donner Pass in California's high Sierra Mountains.

Right: 920882 Beautifully restored Union Station in Washington, D.C.
Left: 990081 Old and new passenger locomotives owned by state of North Carolina, used in Amtrak service.

Right: 990106 Joint Amtrak-U.S. Postal Service "Celebrate the Century Express" display train, touring with postal displays.
In addition to photos of the fronts of trains, my collection also includes images of a range of freight cars in trans and at various railroad facilities. Some examples:

Left: 010902 Covered hopper cars in BNSF freight train.

Right: 010904 Chemical tank cars in BNSF freight train.

 

Europe

Left: 911452 Short international train heading from Austria to Italy.

Right: 930772 Austrian diesel rail car on branch line.

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