A Barstow, CA to Kansas City, KS manifest grinds up the steep grade at Maine as it climbs the western slope of the Arizona Divide. Snow still covers the ground from a recent snow storm.

Eight inches of snow has covered the western slope of the Arizona Divide between Williams and Flagstaff, AZ. At Maine, BNSF crews are busy clearing the snow from the right-of-way to create a path ... (more)

With five motors on the point, the hot Z-WSPSBD3 waste no time descending down the Arizona Divide as it kicks up leftover snow at the control point of Maine.

A westbound powers through Maine with the San Francisco Peaks as a backdrop.

The Great Northern influenced Heritage 1 colors looked pretty good on this westbound sailing through Maine, AZ. The classic Santa Fe station signs could once be found all along the system. Fuji Ve... (more)

Westbound at Maine, AZ

A westbound vehicle train led by BNSF 7885 passes an eastbound z-train at Maine, AZ.

NS SD70ACe 1209 leads an LPKLBJ stack train through Maine, AZ.

BNSF ES44AC 6017 shoves a Long Beach destined stack train away from Maine, AZ.

Climbing up the 1.7% grade, these three GE motors waste no time pull a 4,700 ton Q-train through Maine as they climb the western slope of Arizona Divide.

Looming in the distance are the San Francisco Peaks, a volcanic mountain range in north-central Arizona's San Francisco volcanic field. These are a remnant the former San Francisco Mountain, now ... (more)

After stopping at Maine to hold for a higher priority train to run around them, this intermodal continues their trip East. The train was stopped on the steep grade of the Arizona Divide and the tw... (more)

A Westbound intermodal train is seen at Maine with the San Fransisco peaks towering in the background with fresh snow on the peaks.

An Eastbound intermodal train is cresting over the Arizona Divide at Maine on a crystal clear October morning.

An Eastbound intermodal train is seen grinding up over the Arizona Divide on a crystal clear October morning.