In the rolling grass lands of western North Dakota, a westbound WFAX coal empty makes it way around the curve at Antelope,ND as low clouds encroach from the west 7/31/09.
The UP SOABK sneaks up on me as it winds through the many curves in Pinole.
An eastbound freight rounds the curve past the small BNSF yard at Wishram. In the background is the Oregon Trunk bridge over the Columbia River.
A coal empty traverses the BNSF Front Range Sub and the majestic Colorado Foothills.
Amtrak's westbound Portland section of the Empire Builder approaches the Wishram stop along the beautiful Columbia River.
UP eastbound mixed skirts the Columbia River below the BNSF Oregon Trunk as it rises out of the valley from the west.
BNSF 7347 leads a Southbound baretable near Sandcut.
It is 6:50 AM and the sun has just broke over the ridge and lights up Austin, MT. The remnants of the previous nights thunderstorm can be seen dissipating in the new dry air-mass and blue sky. I ... (more)
47840 passes Horse Cove near Dawlish with a First Great Western stock movement from Laira depot.
Ascent of the Flatirons - In this view from nearly 2.5 miles away, the lights of a BNSF manifest train can been seen snaking from left to right through tunnels 2, 4, 5, 6, and 7, then swinging wes... (more)
Burlington Northern train No. 1 crosses Two Medicine Bridge amid the winter wonderland of Glacier National Park at East Glacier, Montana.
The sun has just risen as 2 BNSF westbound stack trains climb towards the Arizona Divide near Darling, AZ 4/16/11
An Indiana Harbor Belt caboose hop is seen headed westbound towards the IL/IN state line in a view from Hohman Tower. Tom Golden photo.
A classic consist in a classic location. This is the first time the B-unit (CP 1900) has been utilized between these two A-units.