An eastbound freight holds the mainline at Skykomish while helpers attach to the rear for the climb up Stevens Pass and through the Cascade Tunnel. Even in the era of modern GEs, the current BNSF ... (more)

BNSF 196 BNSF 163 and BNSF 2229 lead a manifest out to Newberry Springs for later pick up Rare to see 3 Yellowbonnets in a lash up anymore

NS 211 has Executive Unit 9776 in the lead on a cold February afternoon

125 coal hoppers heading into the 180° horseshoe along the 'Mighty Mo' Missouri River through Montana's scenic Lombard Canyon destined for a fresh load out of the PRB. You can check out some of t... (more)

A Busy Morning at Belen: at left, inbound Santa Fe 675 East with double stacks while at right, outbound Santa Fe 850 West with trailers at Reinken Avenue on April 5, 1998.

K145 lead by BNSF 975 starts across the Potomac River after exiting Harpers Ferry Tunnel

On Saturdays the 41 Relief Job fills in for the First Watson in running up from Wilmington to Torrance and El Segundo, serving both the Exxon Mobil refinery (in the background) and the Chevron ref... (more)

Switching Santa Fe's A Yard in San Bernardino, California, in the 1940s is 0-8-0 614. Built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1901 as AT&SF 2-6-0 614, the engine was rebuilt into an 0-8-0 by the rai... (more)

A variety of Santa Fe steam locomotives can be seen occupying the stalls at the railroad's Redondo Junction roundhouse just south of Los Angeles, California. Locomotives include, from left to righ... (more)

An Ex Q GP30 leads a NP F and a BN unit eastbound near Wishram in this photo from my collection. The name of the photographer is quite faded but appears to be Tom Brown.

NS 237 highballing through Suwanee, GA on its way to Atlanta, GA

With what little sunlight left quickly fading, a bright pair of NRE-built Genset switchers await clearance to cross over the busy UP/BNSF interlocking with a solid consist of freshly outshopped ta... (more)

Stacker BNSF Train S MEMSCO1 22D runs past the depot at Lenexa in heavy snowfall on the 3rd day of spring.

Fall colors and "pumpkins" go hand in hand. While passing the time for the Virginian to show up, something we had plenty of, this northbound empty ethanol train would provide some entertainment.

CSX train Q649 heads south behind BNSF and NS power.