A westbound approaches the western end of the paired track at Weso (contraction of Western Pacific-Southern Pacific) where it will peel off to the left and enter the former Western Pacific route t... (more)

Moments after sunrise, an on-the-advertised number 5 with six UP passenger cars races west along the Humboldt River near Preble.

Diverted onto the WP route due to track work on Donner Pass, an eastbound with loads of Toyotas from the Bay Area throttles up as it leaves the siding at Floka.

With a dozen or so railfans on hand this gorgeous April afternoon, two CNW dash nines are nearing the end of their climb out of the Smoke Creek Desert as they approach Sand Pass siding.

Nearing the top of the hill, a westbound coal train breaks the frozen silence just east of Antelope siding.

A westbound manifest toils uphill toward the summit of Antelope Hill, on UP's remote Winnemucca Sub.

Four EMD SD70Ms wheel a KG1LT around the sweeping curve at Jungo and up the grade of Antelope Hill. In the background, an eastbound coal train waits patiently in the siding.

With snow-covered Bald Eagle Mountain presiding over the Feather River Canyon, UP 7894 West leads a ZNPOA west above Rock Creek.

A Moapa-bound coal train exits the confines of Clover Creek Canyon at milepost 469, near the old station of Minto

A long, heavy westbound KG1LA winds it's way into Clover Creek Canyon at Islen. One of the more remote locations on the Caliente Sub, Islen features a spectacular array of basalt cliffs and jagged... (more)

The sun has finally ascended far enough above the rim to illuminate this westbound BNSF Z train in the depths of Crozier Canyon.

Easter Sunday brings business as usual on BNSF's thronged Barstow to Needles mainline. A pair of BNSF "land barges" meet a few miles east of Siberia. Amboy Crater can be seen in the background.

In the hours between train movements on BNSF's "OT" line, this GRS searchlight signal at the north end of Gateway siding displays a clear block in both directions. Installed by SP&S between 1949 a... (more)

CN sulphur empties overtake an eastbound CP intermodal train in Black Canyon, west of Ashcroft. Directional running takes effect just west of this location at Coho (CN) and Nepa (CP) respectively.

Three SD70Ms lead a southbound auto train through the green hills of Pajaro River Canyon between Corporal and Logan. The train is nearing the former location of Chittenden siding.