A tied down local at Sprague, WA on the Lakeside Subdivision on 3.21.20.

A BNSF manifest heads west at Keystone, WA on 3/21/20. It was a nice day to practice "social distancing".

A southbound Swift RoadRailer train rolls through the Lassen National Forest on the BNSF Gateway Subdivision. This scenic line was originally built by Western Pacific.

NS empty oil train 67Z about to knock down the signal at milepost 158.5 with a BNSF SD75M rebuild in the lead.

PTLX 236, a former BNSF (ATSF) SD75M makes a light engine move out of the Lake Superior & Ishpeming yard at Eagle Mills, MI. The crew is CN and they have dropped cars for LS&I and will pick up min... (more)

Sometimes, you just get lucky. I happened to be driving through town and noticed a vehicle train heading west on the Chilli Sub. After realising it was a former ATSF SD75M doing the honors, the ch... (more)

An LPC Transfer darts through Lemont with a colorful lashup of locomotives.

BNSF 254 leads a very colorful consist on an LPC transfer on the BNSF Chilicothe Sub.

Westbound BNSF train descending Tehachapi grade crossing Tehachapi Creed between the sidings of Walong and Woodford.

It has been a long stretch since I have seen a SD75M in these parts. Granted, I'd rather see one in a Warbonnet scheme, but seeing BNSF 271 run 'The Sag' outside Palmer Lake is still OK with me. ... (more)

CN's daily Waterloo to Kirk Yard manifest train accelerating out of East Dubuque and passing the BNSF CHI812 local at Murphy. The CN runs 12 miles over the BNSF Aurora Sub from East Dubuque to Por... (more)

With 7 motors and over 10,000 feet of traffic for Iowa, this daily Kirk Yard to Waterloo manifest rumbles by the last siding before Waterloo at Jesup. The train is about 16 miles from destination.... (more)

With 7 motors and over 10,000 feet of traffic for Iowa, this daily Kirk Yard to Waterloo manifest rumbles out of Independence at track speed. The train is about 22 miles from destination. Normally... (more)

Loaded ethanol train out of western Iowa is hammering up the grade into the old station of Beth. Beth Siding was once a 7200 foot siding on the CN Dubuque Sub, but was removed in 2018 due to maint... (more)

U708 stair steps out of Masonville on the Dubuque Sub. This loaded ethanol train is working east from Waterloo towards next crew change at Dubuque. The area east of Masonville is not for the faint... (more)