Westbound and making the climb up Ash Hill in the afternoon.

On Feb. 11, 2018, BNSF 1443 got the honors of leading the Phoenix, AZ to Los Angeles, CA loaded baretable train across the Seligman Subdivision. The iconic cascade green of the Burlington Northern... (more)

UP 3020 SD70ACe-T4 trails on the back of the MSBPC 09 as it makes its way over the Snake River in Idaho Falls, Idaho.

BNSF rolls a grain train west over the causeway along the Clark Fork near Trout Creek, MT in fluctuating weather conditions. A sun break brightens up the train in otherwise stormy conditions.

A hot Z7 train for North Bay, CA snakes its way into Yampai Canyon as the three GE motors' dynamics roar to ease the train towards Cherokee.

Late afternoon east of Flagstaff, AZ

Rolling through a snow-covered mountain scene on Union Pacific’s Pocatello Subdivision at Topaz, Idaho, is a westbound grain train on January 20, 2013.

UP 8745 navigates its way out of the valley near Lima, Montana leading the Silver Bow, MT to Pocatello, ID manifest. For the next 30 miles, the train will slowly make its way up the grade towards ... (more)

Morning meet at Darling crossover, East of Flagstaff.

Most of the time when visiting Tennessee Pass I rarely saw other fans but towards the end it seems that lots of folks had the same idea. Get out and grab some shots as the days were numbered. By t... (more)

A westbound coal train crosses the causeway near Trout Creek, MT along the Clark Fork. It would seem the causeway separates winter from fall in this scene.

Not so long ago one could enjoy viewing the ML on Montana Rail Link with vintage EMD power. Here trailing a BNSF Dash 9 the train featured 2 SD40s, an SD45-2 and an SD45 as the train made its way ... (more)

A westbound mixed freight exits Abo Canyon at Sais, NM.

"Some Days Are Diamonds ~ Some Days Are Coal ~ Some Days Are Both" ~ aka "Big Sky ~ Big Train ~ Big Picture" Hell y'all know this "spot." No splainin' needed. (27May17 ©)

BNSF EMD SD70MAC No. 9879 leads a westbound coal train past the shore of Barr Lake at Barr, Colorado, on the morning of November 26, 2010.