A westbound BNSF coal train bound for Arizona rounds the sweeping curve west of Willard,NM, as the sun breaks from the cloud cover. 8/7/11

Amtrak #3, led by Phase 4 heritage unit #184, passes the last operating mainline wig-wag in Colorado at Delhi,CO. 8/2/11

A BNSF local departs Hazen, ND on BNSF's Zap Line after doing some switching at the elevator to the right. 7/27/11

Switching commences for the local about 20 minutes before sunset at Richardton,ND. The skies are dark from the thunderstorm they passed through just prior to arrival in Richardton. 7/25/11

A westbound BNSF local shines after breaking free from a strong thunderstorm as it heads towards Richardton,ND for more switching. 7/25/11

A westbound manifest led by 2 warbonnet SD75M's pass a grain elevator east of siding of Tokio,WA about 45 minutes before sunset. 7/13/11

A westbound grain train passes an elevator just east of the siding of Tokio, WA, east of Ritzville WA 7/13/11

A eastbound grain empty lead by a colorful lashup (BNSF 769, KCS 4706, SP 107) negotiates the curves between Laguna and Mesita,NM 6/18/11.

Leaving the beautiful red cliffs of Lupton,AZ behind, 4 BNSF ES44C4's on their first revenue run lead this Chicago,IL-Los Angeles,CA quality intermodal train westbound 3/28/11.

A BNSF grain shuttle bound for Hugoton,KS trundles along at 10mph past the grain elevator and ex-ATSF station sign of Copeland,KS 1/12/11. This location is between Dodge City,KS and Satanta,KS on ... (more)

On my final day of photographing trains in the St Louis area before moving to New Mexico, the conductor walks up to the switch to line NS train 319 from the Alton and Southern to the NS Southern-W... (more)

As the sun is close to dropping below the steely winter cloud deck near sunset, a northbound CSX freight train passes over the Ohio River flood plain after crossing the Ohio River at Rahm,IN 1/5/1... (more)

As broken high clouds pass through, CN train A432, with CN 2606, BCOL 4606, and EJE 670 for power, pass through Irvington,IL southbound as the sun has broken free for a few minutes 1/3/11.

On a sunny but chilly winter day, a westbound BNSF manifest train negotiates the curves through the countryside of Northern Missouri on the BNSF Marceline Sub 1/2/11.

Amtrak train #3 rounds the curve and knocks down the clear signal at the double set of semaphores at Blanchard,NM on 11/3/11. Even though only 2 Amtrak trains use this line a day, the BNSF Gloriet... (more)