Photo Line
Welcome to Photo Line, a gallery of creative railroad photography! Photo Line welcomes your submissions. We’re looking for a themed topic with six to ten unique images. Each photo should be no smaller than 14 inches (or 1024 pixels) across at 72 dpi (no verticals, please). Brief caption information must accompany each photo. Please send your inquiries to the Webmaster for consideration.
December 21, 2023
Video: 25 Years of the CP Holiday Train
Join Associate Editor Justin Franz for a chase of this festive train cover Crowsnest Pass.
October 25, 2023
2023 Railfan & Railroad Center Spread Contest Winners
After sifting through hundreds of potential candidates, we narrowed down the 2023 center spread submission candidates to the few selections seen here.
September 21, 2023
Photo Line: Alco Hunting with Jim Boyd
Join Founding Editor Jim Boyd for a look at Alcos from coast to coast in this month’s Photo Line.
August 28, 2023
Photo Line: VIA Rail Canada with Jim Boyd
Turn back the clock for a look at the first decade of VIA Rail Canada with Railfan & Railroad Magazine’s founding editor Jim Boyd.
July 13, 2023
Photo Line: Flying Scotsman to the Northwest
Follow Extra LNER 4472 West from Montana to Oregon in the summer of 1971.
June 2, 2023
Photo Line: BNSF’s Business Train in Montana
Almost every summer, BNSF Railway’s office car train will visit northwest Montana. A look at the historic train over the years.
May 8, 2023
Photo Line: Saratoga, Corinth & Hudson Returns to Hadley
The Saratoga, Corinth & Hudson Railway was able to cross the Sacandaga River for the first time since 2018.
March 1, 2023
Photo Line: A Preview of CRPA’s Conversations 2023
The Center for Railroad Photography & Art’s annual conference, Conversations 2023, is back the weekend of April 14-16.
October 5, 2022
Photo Line: Final Days for the Raritan River
In 1980, about four years after it got out of being absorbed into Conrail, the Raritan River finally became part of the Class I.
August 1, 2022
2022 Railfan & Railroad Center Spread Contest Winners
After sifting through hundreds of potential candidates, we narrowed down the 2022 center spread submission candidates to the few selections seen here.
