The Federal Railroad Administration had their two geometry cars running over the Seligman Subdivision today. They were picked up this morning in Williams from the Grand Canyon Railway; who had the... (more)

Running about two and half hours late, Amtrak's Southwest Chief, eastbound service to Chicago, emerges from the long shadows near Maine, AZ on the third day of October. A BNSF Dash-9 was added to ... (more)

The end of summer is near, according to the calendar, but the if you were to be trackside near Seligman, it would feel like summer will never end. The morning sun begins to bring the mercury up to... (more)

Over 16,000 tons of corn products, bound for Swanson, CA, moves west across the Arizona desert along the BNSF Seligman Subdivision. These grain train that run along this section of the Transcon us... (more)

As the sun begins to rise over the plateaus surrounding lower Truxton Canyon, the tranquil sound of a quiet morning disappear. The echoing sound of metal on metal contact fills the air as the head... (more)

The evening sun sets behind the San Francisco Peaks along the eastern slope of the Arizona Divide as a Tennessee-bound stack, led by a BNSF ES44C4 locomotive, races out of the sag at Darling. This... (more)

One of BNSF's new SD70MACe (rebuilt SD70MAC with the new ACe computer systems installed) leads a 116 car loaded grain train through Kingman Canyon on its journey west towards California's Central ... (more)

The early morning light greats four of BNSF's finest GEVO locomotives as the grind the grade towards Crozier Canyon with a hot Z6 for Willow Springs, IL in tow.

With a storm hovering over the southern rim of the Grand Canyon; the William Flyer highballs south back to Williams with the iconic 2-8-2 steam locomotive #4960 on the point. From February to Sept... (more)

Even from high above the hills near Darling, Ariz., one can hear the sounds of General Electric motors roaring with life as they fight gravity. The early morning sunlight begins to warm the easter... (more)

The late, May sun has finally lifted high enough to remove the shadows off the tracks that snake along the walls of one the Transcon's most scenic location; Crozier Canyon. Nestle between Valentin... (more)

The sights of summer have arrived here in Crozier Canyon with the Milky Way and lightning glows being visible in the night sky. All seems peacefully as the warm summer air shifts from dry to wet f... (more)

The Ringling Bro. & Barnum & Bailey Circus train heads west into the setting sun as it begins the steep 1.5% grade of Yampai Hill at Pica. Gravity begins to fight against the three GE locomotives ... (more)

The Ringling Bro. & Barnum & Bailey Circus train made a rare appearance in Northern Arizona today. Travel from Orlando, FL to Fresno, CA for its next show, the Ringling Bro. circus travels across ... (more)

Amtrak's westbound Southwest Chief is running over eight hours late due to hitting a vehicle just east of Trinidad, CO. As a result, this provided for some rare daylight mileage for Amtrak across ... (more)