A westbound loaded unit oil train negotiates the 10 degree curves on the approach to Skyline Trestle. The train is passing thru the rock outcropping that is signature feature on Mullan Pass.

A westbound manifest climbs the 2% grade exiting Tunnel 29. Beyond the tunnel the train is wrapped around the tightest curve on the Moffat Road; 12 Degrees......

A westbound manifest climbs the 2% grade in Coal Creek Canyon. The heavy manifest is approaching Tunnel One..... The DPU has just cleared Blue Mountain Road....

Rebuilt at Burnham in 1969 as a Tool Car, this old 40 foot DRGW Boxcar began life in the 1940's.... This car still has a place on the Union Pacific in 2017, complete with roofwalk and high brake.... (more)

A westbound manifest climbs the 2% grade in Coal Creek Canyon. The train is about to cross Blue Mountain Road on the approach to Tunnel One. The large aggregate plant on the far upper right is on ... (more)

A duo of CN GEVOs lift a heavy train laden with raw materials from the British Columbia interior up the steep mountain at Narin Falls. The grade here is 2.2% and requires all available horsepower ... (more)

A duo of new Tier IV Gevos head-up a southbound Union Pacific manifest on the 2.1% grade at Tunnel One. The heavy manifest had a total 6 (3x3) big AC motors for the climb up the Tehachapi Mountai... (more)

CN2251 glides thru the iconic White Canyon approaching Lytton, BC. In this portion of the Fraser River Canyon the tracks cling to a rocky narrow defile chiseled into the wall using tunnels and ro... (more)

A clean BNSF SD70ACE leads a heavy westbound coal train up the 2.2% grade of Mullan Pass. Greenhorn Gulch was part of the gold rush that built Montana. It is said that a large gold nugget was foun... (more)

A fairly new Canadian National Tier IV GE leads a manifest into Lytton deep in the Fraser River Canyon. The Lytton area was once known as the Forks, and was settled during the Fraser Canyon Gold ... (more)

BNSF's Cowley Turn twists slowly thru the scenic Himes Canyon. The canyon is located where the Bighorn River cuts thru this mountain between Kane and Himes, Wyoming. .... The Cowley Turn originat... (more)

A clean GE ES44AC leads a loaded grain train up Winston Hill at walking speed..... BNSF4212 is high above Canyon Ferry Lake, which is part of a series of dams along the mighty Missouri River. The... (more)

Canadian National Manifest 570 is easing down the 2.2% grade at Bridge 56.6. The whining dynamic brakes are hard to hear over the crashing Cheakamus River, still running high with spring run-off.

A BNSF manifest rounds Iron Ridge with a cut of new airliner parts and 4 new Boeing 737s. The airliner fusealges are heading for assembly at Renton, Washington.

A BNSF manifest rounds Iron Ridge with a cut of new airliner parts and 4 new Boeing 737s. Iron Ridge cut was recently made wider to accommodate a second track that lengthened Austin Siding westwa... (more)