Bright afternoon sun peaks out on an eastbound BNSF coal train traversing Lombard Canyon at Lombard, Montana. Warbonnet-painted BNSF GE C44-9W No. 730 is lone DPU on the rear of the Powder River-b... (more)

Not too long after sunrise on February 29, 2016, a westbound BNSF vehicle train meets a BNSF freight at Bealville on California’s scenic Tehachapi Pass.

As storm clouds begin to roll in on a windy spring evening, the Jersey Central heritage unit works as the DPU on the rear of train 23G pushing the long stack train through the small community of A... (more)

A BNSF Z train glides westbound through blossoming apple trees in the Wenatchee Valley just west of Cashmere, WA. The train is headed for Stevens Pass and South Seattle.

BNSF's hot shot Portland intermodal passes gracefully through the Columbia River Gorge.

Cargo meeting. Skoda 68E (BDZ Cargo 44 184) with international freight train from Serbian-Bulgarian border pass Kalotina station, Behind - Ludmilla (BDZ Cargo 07 065) with full coal train from Sta... (more)

A BNSF intermodal crosses a berm over Rowland Lake as it races for Portland.

The grassy hills around Bealville on California’s Tehachapi Pass are an emerald green on February 24, 2016, as an Union Pacific manifest freight climbs past maintenance-of-way working in the si... (more)

A pair of BNSF GEs lead a southbound intermodal train as it climbs Tehachapi Pass at Bealville, CA on a beautiful spring day.

Characteristic of Rio Grande's mainline through the Rockies 17 cars of Union Pacific varnish burst out of tunnel 40 within the confines of Little Gore Canyon. Led by SD70AH 8952 and C45AH 8239, th... (more)

A westbound freight curves along the Columbia River and I-84 through the Gorge. This view is from the Rowena overlook on the Historic Columbia River Highway.

The UP Potash Local is returning to Grand Junction past the splendor of rugged Utah.

3SP7 Led by NR47 NR107 NR19 NR102 Early morning Sydney to Perth through the S bend at Blayney.

M train heading east in the morning towards the Maryhill siding. Peach blossoms in full bloom in the background. I don't expect the peaches to be there much longer, a lot of the fruit trees are ... (more)

The Coast Starlight makes its way across the Alviso slough lands on a misty and moody morning. The weather ended up making for a rather unusual take on this scenic setting.