A long south bound BNSF manifest slowly rounds the horseshoe curve in Keene, CA on a cold winter morning in the Tehachapi mountains as a heavy central California valley fog is seen off in the dist... (more)

BNSF GP40-2 #3019 still wearing it's BN cascade green paint scheme, is seen resting for the weekend in Jasper, AL.

BNSF intermodal exiting the famed Tehachapi Loop.

BNSF manifest through Allard on a hazy afternoon.

The 2nd empty crude train in a row crosses Java Creek Trestle, climbing the west side of Marias Pass. The engine hood was replaced with an older Heritage II painted one.

2 BNSF DPUs bring up the rear of a north bound manifest as it slowly drifts by a holding BNSF south bound, down and out of Caliente and into the canyons just west of town.

A loaded grainer climbs through Marshall Canyon.

A BNSF manifest races through Monolith in the late afternoon summer sun as a dust storm continues to blow through the area.

On a wet, misty winter morning, in the highly saturated lower Tehachapi foothills, a north bound BNSF intermodal drifts down the steep grade between tunnels 1 and 2, as the rear portion of the tra... (more)

A BNSF stack train climbs south through the curves just west of Bealville in the mid morning light of a warm summer day.

A BNSF manifest climbs up the curves of Allard in the late afternoon sun of a perfect spring day.

The DPUs of a long north bound BNSF manifest are seen winding their way down the Tehachapi grade and in to the horseshoe curve in Keene, CA on a warm, late summer morning. The orange of the lead u... (more)

Unsure if its all the time, but the week we were out here, the Bozeman Pass is alittle different in operations than Mullan Pass. Mullan seems mainly 4 helpers mid-train and shove. Over Bozeman som... (more)

A coal train is trying to get up to speed after leaving Toston siding following meeting 1. The train rolls along between highway 287 and the Missouri River. Helena is the next crew change point fo... (more)

Evening in the mountains can be so cool. The sun has set on the day as westbound trains wait at Helena to head west towards Missoula. The LM is one of those trains, but wouldn't leave for another ... (more)