When elevation doesn't exist...what can you do. Well you become part of the drone world and presto. Here is a bird's eye view of Pantano, where a classic Southern Pacific water tower still stand... (more)

Coming back to AZ I did spend a little time down south before going full in on the BSNF in the North. On one of my favorite trips we caught some interesting lighting on the west end of the Gila su... (more)

The last of the days light isn't much, but a glinting unit tank train is just what is needed to create interesting light on the BNSF Seligman sub.

A long colorful westbound z-train stretches across the wide open spaces of Audley AZ located near Seligman, AZ on the BNSF Seligman sub.

With the last of the sun lighting up the Aubrey cliffs, a westbound z train led by a less typical transcon Ace leader speeds down the grade towards Pica, before climbing the steep grade up to Yamp... (more)

They were single tracking through Crozier canyon and trains were fleeting. Here you see a short HBARLUB1-29 climbing out of Cherokee headed towards Peach Springs, it snuck in on the tail of a few ... (more)

A late summer trip sort of limited our success on our list trip to the Pacific NW. But did create great sunrise and sunsets. Here a Westbound train crosses the famous bridge over Lake Pend Oreil... (more)

While back east with a newborn, I often had to squeeze short trips in between our family outings. Luckily I had good support. Here a westbound train crosses the photogenic bridge with a very nice... (more)

In my short time on the east coast I got a little time to explore the railroads of the east. Bridges, coal and water were what impressed me from a westerner's perspective. I got lucky on this day ... (more)

UP 574 and 589 provide the power for today's spreader operations. After plowing west to Shed 10, the spreader is now working east pushing snow off of the ROW over the Lower Cascade Bridge at Troy,... (more)

UP 602 leads the flanger eastbound blasting through deep snow at Soda Springs, CA on the UP Roseville sub over Donner Pass.

SP 4034 and UP 589 leads the Donner Pass spreader over Donner Pass on a snowy winter day. In this scene the crew regroups and discusses strategy while they refuel the caterpillars used to push sno... (more)

A classic scene in the late 1990/early 2000s. From the overpass at Bellemont, a nice looking warbonnet leads an westbound train through the winter scenery.

A unit oil train curves between the sidings at Woodford and Walong on the approach to the Tehachapi loop.

Fog and clouds break, illuminating just enough of the train to make an interesting scene. Was nice to get a different perspective of a line I have shot nearly my whole life.