Vancouver-Edmonton train A416 speeds east at track speed (45mph) behind a very clean SD70M-2.

Eastbound on a fine September morning. In far distance, directly over the siding track, can be seen the ferris wheel at the on-going Washington County Fair.

A long and slow moving westbound Roper manifest glides down the Donner Pass after exiting Tunnel 41 as the dynamics sound off from the DPU's at last light.

Looking as if it were brand new, CN SD70M-2 8892 leads train A416 into Jasper for a crew change. This engine was recently used to haul CN's Board of Directors around western Canada.

A couple UP AC's lead a coal train through Wadsworth.

The westbound comes through another scenic spot on the Mountain Sub just before the sun disappears behind the mountains.

A westbound "K" Line intermodal train travels through Pendleton. The Pendleton Round-Up, held annually throughout the second full week in September, is in full swing in the background.

CSX power leads UP Train ASMAR 01 past the MFA Elevator at Bernie. A tornado watch has just been issued for the area, and I'll be watching one touch down near Ash Hill in about an hour and a half... (more)

Low sun picks and chooses what to highlight as BNSF 4983 drops out of Bealville.

BNSF 7539 picks up speed at the bottom of Tehachapi Pass.

Mammatus clouds are present under this late monsoon season thunderstorm as another westbound BNSF manifest passes Bluewater,NM the evening of 9/12/12.

Four flag-less UP SD70M's, all facing cab forward, deep in the heart of Dixie on the CSX Chattanooga sub. This consist was a welcome break from the usual sea of blue.

FEC 101 blasts through a tropical downpour as typical afternoon showers and thunderstorms rumble through. Florida downpours can produce rainfall rates of 1-4 inches per hour.

Stormy Crowsnest
A westbound Canadian Pacific grain train led by two UP SD9043MACs approaches historic Crowsnest Pass, Alberta, on September 28, 2010.

All three BNSF heritage/merger schemes are present on this northbound manifest as it works through the Greenland Open Space. It's interesting to note that the H1 paint seems to have held up the b... (more)