It snowed alot! This was the first day of a back to back atorm that dumped a substantial amount of snow on Donner. After heavy snow all day, a lull came through creating a very clear and scenic vi... (more)

On Feb 6, 2016 I finally got some green. Growing up in Bakersfield its hard to believe I dont have more views of Tehachapi with the lush green spring grass. But I was left when I was 19...had more... (more)

In a day where I almost didnt wake up to my alarm, running behind I was lucky to catch a westbound BNSF grain train in a 3x3x2 configuration just track west of the Dennison crossovers underneath a... (more)

UP 8563 glides west near milepost 188/West Soda Springs, CA on the UP Roseville sub.

BNSF 8104 is tied down at the Canyon Diablo siding as a monsoon quickly moves through the region. As the sun breaks a slight rainbow lightens up the dark sky.

BNSF 7025 leads an eastbound stack train down into West Pica on the BNSF Seligman Sub

A trio of GE's pose underneath a beautiful sky as it begins the steep ascent up to Yampai summit.

A follow up to the earlier photo I posted from Winslow. Here the train is a little closer, headlights turned off for the approaching westbound and another eastbound far off in the distance. Its be... (more)

BNSF 6327 rounds a short z-curve as it works west out of Peach Springs, AZ.

The day following a tragic rear-end accident in Crozier Canyon traffic was single tracked from Cherokee to Valentine. DS was fleeting trains, and when this westbound z train went by trains were li... (more)

On a cold cloudy February, the soft winter light pierces through the clouds during the last minutes of daylight as an eastbound train approaches Seligman AZ.

BNSF 5074 leads the westbound ZWSPPHX9 on the Phoenix sub around milepost 105.6 between Date and Hillside.

During the last minutes of sunlight, the westbound ZWSPPHX curves through Congress, AZ. This was one of several location that was realigned. Looking at a map the original alignment had much tighte... (more)

Long shadows stretch across the valley floor from the westbound Winslow to Phoenix z train on the approach to Date on the BNSF Phoenix sub.

Here is the westbound Winslow to Phoenix z train gliding down Hillside, near milepost 100 on the BNSF Phoenix sub.