Westbound meets eastbound on the summit.

A single SD40-2 and a "5-pack" spine car make up this short Eastbound "Z" train at Caliente. The story that I was told several years later is that the car had been bad ordered... (more)

A BNSF manifest freight grinds east through Hughson Ca.

SAN DIEGO CA June 22 1986 — ATSF GP9U 2285 awaits an assignment. My photo.

Early morning meet between a Southbound BNSF stack train and a Northbound UP manifest at Woodford.

Two trains make a meet at Walong, both carrying a myriad of different colored shipping containers.

BNSF 4301 thunders upgrade towards Walong.

Amtrak 3, the westbound Southwest Chief, accelerates out of the Fullerton station at 4:05 PM after making a crew change with just 26 miles remaining in its journey. The scheduled time for ... (more)

OCEANSIDE CA June 23 1986 — GP35u 2918 hauls a mixed freight at the posted speed limit of 45 mph. White sky makes for tricky exposures. My photo.

A westbound Modoc Line train awaits a rested crew at Wendel, California. The exotic mix of locomotives makes quite a sight in the Honey Lake Valley. For some unknown reason, the train has been par... (more)

Heading east on the BNSF Railway’s San Bernardino Sub’s north main is short BNSF Priority UPS-LTL Intermodal train Z-LACWSP3-21 (Los Angeles to Willow Springs, IL), behind five colorful BNSF e... (more)

My view from my campground of BNSF garbage train on a nice spring day.

Flying thru Flagstaff.

BNSF 794 heads north passing a stopped QSTOALT at Woodford.

The Union Pacific heads southeast out of Bakersfield for about 15 miles of tangent (straight) track, as trains begin their assault on the crossing of the Tehachapi Mountains. At Sandcut (named by ... (more)