The morning sun hits the nose of the BNSF 7540 as it emerges out of Nelson Tunnel. Nelson Tunnel is the only double track tunnel built by the Santa Fe. With the triple track project of Cajon Pass,... (more)

Five GE motors hustle the hot Willow Springs, IL to North Bay, CA Z9 out of Cherokee Canyon as evening golden light takes full effect along Arizona's high desert.

A six car officer special, lead by two GE motors, races westwards near Williams as the fading sun dips below the horizon.

One of BNSF's "combo" train emerges from the shadows of Crozier Canyon as it heads westward towards Valentine. At 15,955 feet long, and 12,269 tons, two GE motors control the head end po... (more)

A Long Beach Harbor (Pier T), CA to Alliance, TX intermodal train heads east into Crozier Canyon with two motors pulling and two motors pushing on the rear.

A colorful, southwestern sunset fills the sky over the open range of Truxton, AZ. At the same time, a hot intermodal train for Willow Springs, IL passes the control signal of Cherokee and waste no... (more)

A westbound vehicle train races out of Valentine with a Dash-9 warbonnet leader and a KCS GEVO trailing. Some of BNSF's 600 series warbonnets have been recently upgrade with PTC; making them lead... (more)

Slowly snaking along the canyon walls of Crozier, this high priority intermodal train from Los Angeles, CA to Chicago, IL is leading the pack of eastbound traffic along the Seligman Sub on a comfo... (more)

A Willow Springs, IL to San Bernardino, CA Z-train races out of Crozier Canyon, at nearly 70 MPH, as it approaches the control point of West Valentine.

A veteran Dash-9 leads a Los Angeles Harbor (Pier 400) to Memphis, TN intermodal train through the sag of Pica.

A heavy Galesburg, IL to Barstow, CA manifest races across the Crookton Cutoff as it starts to notch into power and begin the climb out of Eagle Nest towards Crookton.

Four GE motors hustle a hotshot intermodal train through the Coconino National Forest, along the Arizona Divide, with Mount Humphreys stands at 12,637 feet above sea level in the background.

Looking from the top of Crozier Canyon, a monsoon storm produces a stellar lightning show over Truxton. Trains are still moving as the weather conditions worsen. Seligman Sub West Dispatcher #11 s... (more)

Monsoon season has been exciting so far this year in Northern Arizona. This past Tuesday, another monsoon storm rolled through Valentine. It produced thunderous skies for most of the evening. As t... (more)

The hot San Bernardino, CA to Willow Springs, IL Z8 races east through Pan Canyon as it heads towards Crookton.