An outbound freight train departs from the yard as a hump trim crew pulls cars from the bowl tracks in front of the trim tower at BNSF's large Galesburg Classification Yard in Galesburg, IL. more)
The storm clouds have finally started to clear and the really late afternoon sun cast some warm golden light on the side of a eastbound manifest waiting at West Cheyenne to pull up to the station ... (more)
The first rays of sun reflect of the sides of a Q train at Truxton, AZ.
Just passing the hot box detector MP 138.4 at Ripley, a 30 MPH coal drag heads eastbound toward Avilla, Indiana as it catches the evening glint.
Rails shine in front of BNSF 7282 as it heads west moments before the sun pops up over the horizon.
A pair of GE's running elephant style sit idling in the Westward Siding awaiting a fresh crew.
Santa Fe 5436 leads a westbound on a hazy morning at Christie in Franklin Canyon. 5436 was one of four SD45s rebuilt by Santa Fe with a 3500 hp 16 cylinder 645 prime mover.
12 locomotives easily handle this stack train that has climbed over 6000' in elevation since it left Phoenix. This is mainline mountain action at its best.
4868 catches the last rays of the sun as it leads an eastbound auto rack train up the Cajon Pass
Full Moon Baretables. As the full moon rises in the east a westbound baretable train races west on the Seligman Subdivision after the sun which has just set a few minutes earlier.
BNSF 5250 leads a westbound Z train into Whitefish in the late evening light. Fuji Provia 100F
7833 waits for warrant as a switcher idles on the adjoining track. Recent California wildfires send smoke into the air causing this unusual sunset.
Under a roiling monsoon sky, a manifest enters Tucson Yard from the east.
Coming out of the yard, the train will hit some grade in about 1 mile. Tucson Electric Power Plant is preparing the night shift.
