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Neill, I agree. The landscape adds so much “value” to the photo. Every so often I see the suggestion that you should “isolate” the subject train from its surroundings. To me, that’s advice

I am a firm believer that trains live in a landscape, whether that be urban, industrial or, in this case, the badlands. Every now and then an image comes along that illustrates this perfectly/ Well

North Dakota has Badlands, just as the state to its south does and Mike Danneman was there 25 years ago to catch eastbound BN coal loads one morning near Sully Springs. RailPictures.Net Photo: BN 9240

People who have been to the California State RR Museum will probably recognize the Virginia and Truckee #13, the Empire, a 2-6-0 that is partly surrounded by mirrors.? The museum was only about a

For our North Carolina photo, we have this winner by Alex Decker that hits the Heritage Unit and Sunrise Glint Shot categories in one photo. I think Alex has a winner. RailPictures.Net Photo: NS 8099

The bridge over the falls of the Genesee River at Rochester, New York was built by the New York Central and has since been owned by Penn Central, Conrail and, now, CSX.? ?Tiffany? Morley's photo

The view out the vestibule of Amtrak's westbound San Francisco Zephyr on 29 Dec 1982 as we cross the Great Salt Lake in Utah on SP's fill across the lake.? We are almost to the west end, with the

Our New Mexico photo juxtaposes a Railrunner train at the Santa Fe depot with the Sangre de Christo Mountains at dusk. My wife and I spent a few days in Santa Fe in November 2017 and then stopped by

In addition to the Amtrak commute, I rode the Niles Canyon Raiway in April 2016 behind Quncy #2, a 2-6-2T on 10 April, when they had it and Clover Valley #4, a 2-6-6-2T Mallet running. Mike Tisdale

New Jersey is known for some intense railroading and in June 1977 I shot this 3 way meet, CNJ 3679 and another GP40P with New York and Long Branch trains and the coaches of a Raritan Valley train

One of the iconic rail locations in New Hampshire is Crawford Notch and that is the location of our photo today. Ted Steinbrenner's photo dates from the late 1960s when Maine Central was still running

Our Nevada photo is one of mine from a camping trip at Palisade, a bit west of Carlin. The westbound UP train is approaching Palisade Canyon after having departed from Carlin. 26 Aug 2018 Mike Tisdale

Much of Nebraska is more or less flat and Railpictures has a lot of 3/4 views of BNSF and UP trains.? In the west of the state, trains to and from the Powder River Basin encounter some hills and

Railpicuture's Montana photos required some thought for me to decide which one to feature for the state. This Mike Danneman photo of BNSF on Montana Rail Link at Lombard was the winner, but you might

April 6, 2016, Berkeley, California poppies and F59PHI 2009 leading Capitol Corridor train 537. This was from the month in 2016 that I had a job in Berkeley and commuted on Amtrak. 2 Capitols and a

April 5, 2016?Sacramento, Capitol 527 and late Coast Starlight, #11. I commuted to Berkeley for several weeks on 527 in 2016. Mike Tisdale

3 April 1980, a Class 40 diesel under the trainshed at York, England Mike Tisdale

Roger Puta gives us our Missouri photo, a shot of the St. Marys depot from the cab of Frisco's Sunnyland in 1963. The Sunnyland was the day train on the Kansas City-Memphis run and probably carried

Totally agree Phil.? I noticed that photo on RP . Net several weeks ago and saved it for when I would hit Mississippi in my alphabetical list.?? Mike Tisdale On Sunday, April 4, 2021, 08:03:53 PM

And the photographer did a great job with the exposure in a difficult situation, plus it’s a great image. Phil Burton Sent: Saturday, April 3, 2021 11:44 AM To: [email protected]; Richard