Right after the passage of BNSF’s Cowley turn in Himes Canyon, maintenance-of-way got track and time in the block so they could continue working on a washout that occurred in the middle of the c... (more)

Yesterday was Taco, erm... Wednesday, on the Huntington Sub, as KCSM 4538 led a westbound manifest. I was still in bed when I received word they were working at N459, the west end of Nampa Yard, a... (more)

A BNSF grain train curves by the townsite of Lombard, Montana, while heading eastward on Montana Rail Link’s Second Subdivision. The train is tracing the Missouri River, and is passing the Milwa... (more)

Amtrak’s westbound California Zephyr traces the Colorado River through scenic Ruby Canyon between Shale and Utaline, Colorado, on the afternoon of June 23, 2021. The Sightseer Lounge would be a ... (more)

BELVA OK May 15 1978 — ATSF F45 5908 and two SD45s haul a mixed freight around the curve on their journey west. At the time of this picture numerous signal maintainer roads and a friendly railro... (more)

The grade and curvature are quickly increasing and the train speed is dropping as this empty coal train enters the depths of Clover Creek Canyon.

Couldn't you find a shorter buffer car? Loaded oils follow the river along the Washington Oregon state line, then return empty over Stevens Pass. This one is climbing the one percent grade of th... (more)

Trona A nice lash-up of second generation six-axle locomotives blast upgrade out of the Searles Valley. The train heavy in Trona (Soda Ash) was loaded in Trona, CA at the huge chemical p... (more)

Canyon Diablo. A westbound Makes a set out at west Canyon Diablo in the fall of 1988. This photo was taken from my friend Dons airplane You will note the pilers from past bridges down in the ... (more)

BNSF 6163, one of BNSF's 25th anniversary locomotives, leads a nine car officer special back to Topeka, KS as it crosses over the Truxton Flyer. These nine cars were part of the 16 car passenger s... (more)

On the morning of July 3, 2020, BNSF’s Denver to Laurel freight enters Himes Canyon just north of Himes, Wyoming. Himes Canyon is located between the sidings of Himes and Kane along the Bighorn ... (more)

I happened to be in Moab, UT when a friend reminded me that the once a week UP potash local runs on a Friday, wait thats today! All my previous plans for the day were now pushed to the side as I h... (more)

UP 1989 leads a southbound ILTLB at Canyon on the Mojave Sub.

Below the imposing escarpment of Dodge’s Bluff, Amtrak’s westbound California Zephyr traces the Colorado River in spectacular Ruby Canyon just east of Utaline, Colorado, on June 23, 2021.

The towering red rocks of Moab make even thundering freight trains seem like children's playthings.