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- PROMONTORY: The Hallowed Ground of America's Western Railroad History
- A Night's Rest and Then Northbound
- Playing Hide and Seek
- The Big Trip: Overview
- My Submission to Union Pacific's "Great Big Rollin' Railroad" Video Remake Contest
- Unique Track Side Photo and Viewing Opportunity
- Cajon Pass Chase Map
- A Short Seasonal Sojourn to Siberia
- Holiday Leftovers from LAUPT
- UP 844, a Mountain, a Mob, and Me
- "UP" for a Chase? 844 Comes to California
- Union Pacific Leads the Way
- Union Pacific's ICTF Family Days 2011
- Changing the World
- PHOTOGRAPHER SPOTLIGHT: John Benner
- BNSF Unveils a New Site for "Friends"
- Our Best Trip Ever - Part 14 - Heading Home
- Our Best Trip Ever - Part 13 - West Out of Seligman
- Our Best Trip Ever - Part 12 - Seligman, Stackers, Sunset
- Our Best Trip Ever - Part 11 - On the Cut-Off
- Our Best Trip Ever - Part 10 - Heading into the Unknown
- Our Best Trip Ever - Part 9 - A Few Favorite Locations
- Our Best Trip Ever - Part 8 - Flagstaff Area
- Our Best Trip Ever - Part 7 - Chasing From Winslow to Flagstaff
- Our Best Trip Ever - Part 6 - More Chasing at the La Posada Hotel
- Our Best Trip Ever - Part 5 - Chasing at the La Posada Hotel
- Our Best Trip Ever - Part 4 - A Railfan Oasis, The La Posada Hotel
- Our Best Trip Ever - Part 3 - The Run East Continues
- Our Best Trip Ever - Part 2 - The Run East
- Our Best Trip Ever - Part 1 - The Planning
- Living, Barely - Cima Sub Shots - Part 5 of 5
- Living Lucky - Cima Sub Shots - Part 4 of 5
- Living Large - Cima Sub Shots - Part 3 of 5
- Down at the Depot - Cima Sub Shots - Part 2 of 5
- Better Late Than Never - Cima Sub Shots - Part 1 of 5
- A Moment Alone - One of My Favorite Photos
- Two Trains and Me
- San Timoteo Canyon Steel
- Amtrak Dual - Variations of a Photo
- HDR Photography Visually Explained
- A View of Metrolink's New "Guardian Fleet" - the Safest in the Nation
- Trains at Los Angeles Union Station in HDR: Part 2
- Trains at Los Angeles Union Station in HDR: Part 1
- Photos From "Cajon Day": Part 4
- Photos From "Cajon Day": Part 3
- Photos From "Cajon Day": Part 2
- Photos From "Cajon Day": Part 1
- BNSF and Others Threw Quite the Railroad Party
- Poster Art: Travelers
- Cajon Pass in HDR - Crossing Over Cajon Style
- Cajon Pass in HDR - Sleepless Summit Sojourn Seeking Sunrise
- BNSF Celebrates the 125th Anniversary of Railroad Service Over Cajon Pass
- An Idea Fueled With Passion Comes to Fruition in Stunning Fashion
- Toying Around with Hyper-Real HDR
- BLOGGER SPOTLIGHT: Provincial Supertramp
- Drivers - Man, Water, and Fire
- Amtrak's Pomona Station
- PHOTOGRAPHER SPOTLIGHT: Travis Dewitz
- Remembering Steam and Martha
- Martha's Sunset
- Inspired by a Book to Try Something New
- Sunset Over Metrolink’s San Gabriel Sub
- My Dreams Came True
- iPhone HDR: Metrolink
- Tehachapi Pass in HDR: Caliente
- A Passing Opportunity - HDR of Los Angeles Union Station
- Poster Art: Passenger Service
- Convergence at Crookton
- I Finally Met the Devil
- It's All About Character - The EMD SD40-2
- A Parting View of Yavapai Point
- Sunrise Over Yavapai Point, Grand Canyon
- The BNSF 4311 West Became Everyone's Bad Day
- Puppy Update #2 (6 Months Old)
- Pseudo-HDR Images from Cajon Pass
- Going to the Next Level: Learning HDR
- Changing the Paint Scheme
- Sunrise East of Cadiz, CA
- Sepia is for Summer
- Review: Pentrex's "Doublestacks over Donner"
- Much More Than Just a New Pretty Face
- The Circus Has Come to Greater Los Angeles, On a Train
- One of My Recent Projects - The "PerryScope"
- The Memorial Day Weekend Mega Tour - Part 5
- The Memorial Day Weekend Mega Tour - Part 4
- The Memorial Day Weekend Mega Tour - Part 3
- The Memorial Day Weekend Mega Tour - Part 2
- The Memorial Day Weekend Mega Tour - Part 1
- When "Progress" Goes Too Far, Lessons from Los Angeles
- iPad Art - "Ghost Train"
- Review: Pentrex's "At the Throttle Cab Ride Volume 5 - The Surfline"
- BNSF's New Look
- U.S. Transportation Secretary Announces Proposed Regulations to Prevent Railroad Crew Distractions While Operating Trains
- (Apparently Just Amtrak's) 2010 National Train Day at Los Angeles Union Station
- What's Wrong with this Pcture?
- In the Ballast with the Santa Fe 3751 at Los Angeles Union Station
- On the Platform with the Santa Fe 3751 at Los Angeles Union Station
- A Day Chasing Steam - The Santa Fe 3751 Heads South with San Diego Steam Special II - Part 3
- Truckee Railroad Museum Grand Opening
- SECOND CHANCE - See the Santa Fe 3751 Run This Weekend in Southern California
- A Day Chasing Steam - The Santa Fe 3751 Heads South with San Diego Steam Special II - Part 2
- A Day Chasing Steam - The Santa Fe 3751 Heads South with San Diego Steam Special II - Part 1
- Looking for Solutions to Prevent Frequent and Avoidable Tragedies
- SOCAL - Get Ready! Here She Comes!
- Trails & Rails ... & Podcasts?
- Become a Web "Rail" Ranger
- Train, Talent, Tangent, and Tribute
- You've Seen Yesterday, Now See the Future
- The Perils of Railfanning and Home Decor
- 2010 National Train Day Events Map and Listing
- Video of Union Pacific No. 844 on Display in Houston
- Two Must See Videos of the Valley Eagle Heritage Tour and UP No. 844
- More Cool Videos of UP's Valley Eagle Heritage Tour Train
- Union Pacific's No. 844 Suffers a Seized Bearing
- See an Eagle Soar
- Tracking a Legend on Her Journey and Kudos to UP!
- Union Pacific Railroad Unveils No. 2010 Boy Scouts of America Commemorative Locomotive
- iPhone Art - "Now Arriving Track 11"
- And You Thought I Was Smart!
- Union Pacific's Valley Eagle Tour Update
- A Couple From Metrolink's Upland, CA Station
- ChasingSteel.com is Now Optimized For the iPhone and the Web
- Some of My Recent iPhone Art
- Northwest Railfans Do Well in Southern California
- Warren Buffett Views Railroads as the Future and I Agree
- Show Us Your Best Train Shots!
- Second Chance for 3751 at San Bernardino Railroad Days
- Two Days at Lavic, Trains Galore
- A Union Pacific Living Legend Stretches Her Legs On an Eight State Tour
- National Train Day - Discover and Learn About Railroads and Trains
- Rare Railroad Photo and Family Opportunity in Southern California
- NEW! ChasingSteel.com is Now Interactive
- APPLE NOW ACCEPTING IPAD APPS FROM DEVELOPERS
- WHY AMERICA NEEDS TRAINS, Vice President Biden
- Amtrak Gets a Shot in the Arm from American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
- FREE Railroad Maps Complements of the Federal Railroad Administration
- iPadded. Did you?
- Whitman Visits UP Facility and Chaos Reigns
- Green is Good - For the Environment and For Your Pocket!
- A Black Eye for the Union Pacific?
- VIDEO PREMIERE - TRACKSIDE with ChasingSteel.com
- Sometimes Life Throws You a Curve
- Puppy Update # 1 (3 Weeks Old)
- How Cool Is This?
- New Gallery Added to My Portfolio - iPhone Art
- New Portfolio and Prints Are Now Available
- Union Pacific's ICTF - An Amazing Complex
- New Additions to the Chasing Steel Family!
- Chasing Steel's Cajon Pass Railfan Map
- The New Rules of Railfanning: Don't Trespass, Be Alert, Report Issues
- The Features You Are Requesting...
- What Happened to Rail Travel and Railroads in America?
- Oh, the Lessons That I Have Learned!
- High Traffic Volumes...Wow!
- Audio Output from Hotbox Detector of the UP Monster Train
- News Segment for NBC LA Channel 4 Featuring Our Video
- Video of UP Monster Train (IDILBF-08) at Ontario, CA (Longest Union Pacific Train Ever)
- Video of UP Monster Train (IDILBF-08) at Fingal, CA (Longest Union Pacific Train Ever)
- UP Monster Train (IDILBF-08) at Bombay Beach, CA (Longest Union Pacific Train Ever)
- Chance of a Lifetime!
- Finally, The Needles Subdivision Again!
- Expand Your Vision
- Wow, Even CNBC?
- My Scariest Moment
- Steel and Stars
- Apple? Who would have thought?
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