I was able to catch my second BNSF coal train out on the Shafter Subdivision. It nice to be getting something new, and out of the norm to photograph. From what I understand. BNSF has recently star... (more)

A BNSF coal train exercising it's trackage rights on the Union Pacific. The trackage rights are due to the UP. SP merger. BNSF 5911 is heading westbound on the Shafter subdivision, ex Western Paci... (more)

Not something you see every day. A BNSF coal train on the Union Pacific Shafter Subdivision. Unfortunately with the hot summer days some 100 plus. The water is really starting to evaporate on the ... (more)

The LUE51 local races along the Western Pacific causeway. This was a shot I had hoped to pull off as the suns pulling north in the late evening sky, 11 day from the summer solstice. I also used a ... (more)

I ran across a train today with UP 1989 in the consist. It was changing crews at Garfield when I discovered it. Ironically it was delayed a bit because they couldn't get 1989 to start. They finall... (more)

What a threat it was to get two KCS units hauling a Union Pacific grain train. Here is the dual out on the EX Western Pacific causeway,

LUE 51 on an evening run out on the Shafter Subdivision.

UP 8547 and 7227 make their way across the Western Pacific causeway with a grain train. It's not much of causeway these days. With the water reseeded about a quarter mile to the north.

Not something you see everyday. A 15 hour late Amtrak number five. Make it way across the Western Pacific causeway on the Great Salt Lake. Lead by one of the older P40DC's 816.

UP 7704 rounds the curve with a Valmy coal train. This used to be a water shot. With years of drought all that is left is salt deposits. The Great Salt Lake has surpassed it's all time low level f... (more)

My suspicions were confirmed on this one by a friend. It's the MHKRV one of the detour trains, we are getting here in Utah. Trains that normally go through Northern California. Are being forced to... (more)

The crew of this train, had to be feeling a bit snake bit. First they reported PTC issue at Smelter. Then the reason I got this shot, a detector reported an integrity failure, forcing them to slow... (more)

On a beautiful St Patrick's day evening. Union Pacific 8615, 8238, 8469, 3915 race across the ex Western Pacific Shafter Subdivision. This line has been a low usage line, with mainly low priority ... (more)

An interesting group of locomotives from Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern, and Electro Motive pull a 58 car North Platte to Milpitas vehicle train across the south arm of the Great Salt Lake on Apr... (more)

A BNSF trackage rights train speeds along the southern edge of the Great Salt Lake toward the Salt Lake City area and a transfer from ex-WP to ex-DRGW tracks.