Crude oil returns to West Virginia. K122-26, with all BNSF power, heads south towards West Virginia, and what remains of the explosion a similar train left.

The new repaints on KRT wait for a job to pop up in the yard.

The depressing deadline! These first two units are RCPHG4s, rebuilt B36-7s, awaiting scrapping. They were most recently used in remote control work. The rest of the line is filled with beat-up SD4... (more)

A new ES44C4 heads east.

A former SP geep, made obvious by the interesting lights, sits in Phoenix, sans numberboard. I'd guess the board was stolen, as this yard isn't in the best area of town. That is to say, it's still... (more)

At first, spotting this from down the road, I anticipated a complete F40PH. I was disappointing by a cruel optical illusion.

Still wearing the timeless "Bluebonnet" scheme and sitting under the big, blue sky known well out West, BNSF 2779 is resting between switching cars in Phoenix.

With the Arena District of downtown Phoenix providing a nice backdrop, varying looks of SD40-2s sit dead waiting to be broken up for yard work. Yes, I even paid Uncle Pete a visit on my trip o... (more)

A faded Heritage One BNSF Dash-9, along with an NS Dash-9 which is uncommon to the area, head east. They snake away from the San Francisco peaks sticking up to the sky next to Flagstaff.

A brand new ES44C4 leads an eastbound stack train east of town under the picturesque San Fransisco mountains.

A former Illinois Central, originally Illinois Central Gulf, GP38-2 leads a short local long hood forward out of Flat Rock yard and across Fort Street in Trenton.

One of the people who encouraged my joining the hobby of railfanning most is my grandfather, so I was glad that he was able to come along on my Arizona trip. He later said it was the most trains h... (more)

Two classic EMDs throttle up on the end of a BOT after loading all night.

A sign of things to come? From last winter is Indiana and Ohio 5001, proudly serving in hardly-faded BN cascade green. Before the year was up, this beautiful GP50 was repainted in G&W corporate co... (more)