diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index cdf823dcd..99ecbed80 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 *.log
 *.out
 
+# Compiler python objects
+*.pyc
+
 # OpenMC executable
 src/openmc
 
diff --git a/src/utils/plot.py b/src/utils/plot.py
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..ef5ff3e31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/plot.py
@@ -0,0 +1,197 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+import random
+import struct
+import sys
+
+import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+
+
+class Plot(object):
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.segments = []
+        self.cells = set()
+
+    def plot(self):
+        # Create axes
+        ax = plt.axes()
+
+        # Create polygon object for each particle track segment
+        for s in self.segments:
+            ax.add_patch(s.polygon(self.pixel))
+
+        # Set range of x- and y-axes
+        plt.axis([self.origin[0] - self.width[0]/2, self.origin[0] + self.width[0]/2,
+                  self.origin[1] - self.width[1]/2, self.origin[1] + self.width[1]/2])
+
+        # Display plot
+        plt.show()
+
+    def load_file(self, filename):
+        # Create binary reader for plot.out file
+        plotFile = BinaryReader(filename)
+
+        # Read plot origin, width, basis, and pixel width
+        self.origin = plotFile.get_double(3)
+        self.width = plotFile.get_double(2)
+        self.basis = plotFile.get_double(6)
+        self.pixel = plotFile.get_double()
+
+        # Determine bounding x coordinate
+        lastXCoord = self.origin[0] + self.width[0]/2
+
+        # Read initial starting coordinate (top-left)
+        startingCoord = plotFile.get_double(3)
+
+        while True:
+            # Read next coordinate and cell
+            nextCoord = plotFile.get_double(3)
+            cell = plotFile.get_int()
+
+            # Add segment
+            thisSegment = Segment(startingCoord, nextCoord, cell)
+            self.segments.append(thisSegment)
+
+            # We also need a set of all the cells to convert to colors later
+            self.cells.add(cell)
+
+            # Set the starting coordinate for the next segment as the ending
+            # coordinate of the last segment
+            startingCoord = nextCoord
+
+            # If the ending coordinate is the bounding value, move to next
+            # horizontal ray
+            if nextCoord[0] == lastXCoord:
+                try:
+                    startingCoord = plotFile.get_double(3)
+                except BinaryReaderError:
+                    break
+
+        # Assign random colors to each cell
+        colorDict = {}
+        for c in self.cells:
+            # Cell 0 indicates a void, so assign white to that 
+            if c == 0:
+                color = (1,1,1,0)
+            else:
+                color = (random.random(),
+                         random.random(),
+                         random.random())
+            colorDict[c] = color
+
+        # Set the color of each segment
+        for s in self.segments:
+            s.color = colorDict[s.cell]
+
+
+class Segment(object):
+    def __init__(self, start, end, cell):
+        self.start = start
+        self.end = end
+        self.cell = cell
+
+    def polygon(self, pixel):
+        return plt.Polygon([[self.start[0], self.start[1] + pixel/2],
+                            [self.start[0], self.start[1] - pixel/2],
+                            [self.end[0], self.end[1] - pixel/2],
+                            [self.end[0], self.end[1] + pixel/2]],
+                           closed=True, color=self.color)
+
+
+class BinaryReader(object):
+
+    def __init__(self, filename):
+        """
+        Initialize instance of Record object.
+        """
+
+        fh = open(filename, 'rb')
+        self.data = fh.read()
+        self.numBytes = len(self.data)
+
+        self.reset()
+        self.intSize    = struct.calcsize('i')
+        self.longSize   = struct.calcsize('q')
+        self.floatSize  = struct.calcsize('f')
+        self.doubleSize = struct.calcsize('d')
+
+    def get_data(self, n, typeCode, itemSize):
+        """
+        Returns one or more items of a specified type at the current
+        position within the data list. If more than one item is read,
+        the items are returned in a list.
+        """
+        if self.pos >= self.numBytes:
+            raise BinaryReaderError("Already read all data from record")
+        
+        values = struct.unpack('{0}{1}'.format(n,typeCode), self.data[self.pos:self.pos+itemSize*n])
+        self.pos += itemSize * n
+        if n == 1:
+            return values[0]
+        else:
+            return list(values)
+        
+
+    def get_int(self, n=1):
+        """
+        Returns one or more 4-byte integers.
+        """
+        return self.get_data(n,'i',self.intSize)
+                             
+    def get_long(self, n=1):
+        """
+        Returns one or more 8-byte integers.
+        """
+        return self.get_data(n,'q',self.longSize)
+                             
+    def get_float(self, n=1):
+        """
+        Returns one or more floats.
+        """
+        return self.get_data(n,'f',self.floatSize)
+                             
+    def get_double(self, n=1):
+        """
+        Returns one or more double
+        """
+        return self.get_data(n,'d',self.doubleSize)
+                             
+    def get_string(self, length, n=1):
+        """
+        Returns a string of a specified length starting at the current
+        position in the data list.
+        """
+
+        if self.pos >= self.numBytes:
+            raise BinaryReaderError("Already read all data from record")
+        
+        relevantData = self.data[self.pos:self.pos+length*n]
+        (s,) = struct.unpack('{0}s'.format(length*n), relevantData)
+        self.pos += length*n
+        if n == 1:
+            return s
+        else:
+            return [s[i*length:(i+1)*length] for i in range(n)]
+
+    def reset(self):
+        self.pos = 0
+
+
+class BinaryReaderError(Exception):
+    """Case class for all binary reader errors."""
+
+    def __init__(self, msg):
+        self.msg = msg
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return repr(self.msg)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    if len(sys.argv) >= 1:
+        filename = sys.argv[1]
+
+        p = Plot()
+        p.load_file(filename)
+        p.plot()