The Little Engines that Could! In a isolated corner of Arizona lies the meanest operational railroad grade in the United States, the 3%+ climb up Shannon Hill. The grade climbs a ramp from... (more)
An eastbound auto train catches some morning light as it makes easy work of sags near Winslow, Arizona. In the distance at over 12,000', the snow-capped San Francisco peaks standout as the highest... (more)
Arizona's monsoon season are like no other. From June to October, rain, rainbows, and thunder happen nearly daily. July 17, 2017 was no exception. Here, the sounds of four GE locomotives pulling a... (more)
On a cold November morning, a loaded military train climbs eastward towards the summit of Yampai as it passes through Nelson Canyon on the Hualapai Reservation.
With fresh powder on the Arizona Divide, an orange Dash-9 pulls an LA Harbor stack train through the college town of Flagstaff, Ariz. as a westbound train grinds up the mountain grade.
On the way home from Arizona driving backroads, the road just happened to lead us to train tracks with a mixed freight waiting for a green light near a ranch.
An original BN GP38-2 built in 1974 still spotting it’s original road number and paint scheme down 11th Avenue in Phoenix. This job runs out of the BNSF Mobest Yard and street runs down 11th Ave... (more)
A local Is on The Santa Fe Clarkdale Branch. This Line is Now the Verde canyon Railway. Photo taken from my friend Dons Airplane
Three Coos Bay Rail Link GP30s are currently "stored" on the new industrial spur off the Ennis Sub in El Mirage, AZ.
Union Pacific SD70ACe-T4 #3070 is found on a grain train at Maricopa, AZ.
Roster of CBR 2446 at Bumstead, AZ.
A trio of ex Coos Bay Rail Link GP30's have arrived at their new home at Bumstead, AZ along BNSF's Ennis Branch, northwest of Phoenix.
Standing On a Bridge in Winslow, Arizona... Such a fine sight indeed here at one of the most iconic locations in all of western railroading. Looking west off of ... (more)
