An eastbound UP manifest grinds uphill toward Mescal at Marsh Station on No. 2 Track with an ex-C&NW SD40-2 on the point.
A hot eastbound intermodal train roars down the giant sand "ditch" at Bissell.
An SP dwarf target signal stares back at the camera as an eastbound Sunset Limited races over the west switch at Red Rock, AZ.
BNSF 8228 East roars through a cut of red New Mexico earth just before topping the Continental Divide.
An ex-C&NW Dash 9 leads a westbound down-grade at Shawmut.
Amtrak train No. 3 heads for the natural crossover at Frost, where it will pass under the main line track in the foreground.
A UP westbound comes slowly off the Willcox Playa as the conductor heads back into the cab after checking his power.
Four ex-BN SD40-2s lead an eastbound manifest with the Redwall Sandstone Cliffs for a backdrop.
Three EMD SD70Ms idle on a UP eastbound at Stockham. UP was so impressed with these units in testing that the railroad eventually bought hundreds of this model.
A high-powered westbound manifest crosses the bridge.
BNSF 758 East skirts giant sedimentary rock layers at Mesita, NM.
A westbound manifest tops the grade at Steins, NM, after a short but stiff climb.
An eastbound SP stack train curves its way along the course of Cienega Creek.
Late in the afternoon, an eastbound stack train catches the rays of the setting sun.
At dusk, the dispatcher runs a westbound Santa Fe stack train around a UP manifest at Nebo.