A massive Q-stacker heads East through Williams, AZ. This perspective was graciously provided to us with permission from the owner of Big Boy's Toys, which was just days from opening at the time.

The ex-Santa Fe GP60M class unit is still looking very fresh in its hybrid H1/H3 paint scheme! The 100 has been hanging around in Northern California for a while and its currently calling Richmon... (more)

Amidst heavy snowfall, the Donner flanger set eases to a stop for a red at Norden. While there, a member of the crew braves the elements to try to clear some ice and caked snow off the flanger.

A large stack train for the Oakland International Gateway comes crawling over the Muir Trestle high above the city of Martinez.

BNSF's Willow Springs to North Bay Z8 flies high over the city of Martinez on the final leg of its journey. Gaining this perspective takes quite a bit of hiking, which quickly turns to mostly cli... (more)

With only my faint memories of E60's on the NEC, it was quite the experience witnessing these heavy electrics hauling freight on a mainline! 4 of the BM&LP's eclectically painted E60's are seen h... (more)

The pride of the fleet! These three wreck-damaged motors were involved in the most recent Popes Creek derailment. After massive rains they ordered a loaded B803 coal train to go down the Creek (... (more)

While regular freight traffic has pretty much dried up on the Coast Sub, UP is occasionally routing some "Repo" auto rack trains down it to LA and then from there to points East. Here i... (more)

Richmond Pacific's ex-MP SW interrupts the flow of Wright Ave. as it drags a cut of black diamonds towards the dockside unloading area. This coal was delivered by UP from West Elk Mine (Arco, CO) ... (more)

A dup of triclops SD60M's lead the Newark to Roseville Hauler on this fine spring day. Here they charge across the WP's Summit Bridge as they reach the top of Altamont Pass. Along the roadway be... (more)

The "011" job is seen here at the West end of Gateley Siding as it scoots back towards North Bay. It's hauling cars back from the nearby Carbon plant and will make it just another mile before tyi... (more)

Due to congestion on the northern transcon, BNSF has been re-routing their S LPCTAC's and S LPCSEA's via the Southern Transcon and the California Valley. Due to clearance restrictions up North, t... (more)

Hello up there! One of Amtrak California's F59PHI's is seen here getting some work done at Amtrak's Oakland Maintenance Facility. One thing I admire is how clean this shop keeps their grounds and ... (more)

With stormy skies in the background and just the perfect slot of light poking through the cloud banks behind me, I lucked into a quick shot of the Stockton 61 Remote job working some industries on... (more)

A Skyline Mine, UT to Rillito, AZ coal drag screams uphill in the San Timoteo Canyon. This train is bound for a cement plant that uses coal to generate its own power in-house.