Santa Fe EMD SD 40-2 5124 leads the 951 train east on a beautiful morning New years day 1988

Union Pacific's "Spirit of the Union Pacific" commemorative unit leads the daily Phoenix to Tucson manifest through downtown Tempe on a cool Saturday afternoon in mid-January. This is on... (more)

A nice surprise to start out the new year, UP 1943 leads a Saturday afternoon Phoenix to Tucson manifest through Magma on the Phoenix Subdivision

A westbound BNSF Z train cruises down the grade at Parks just west of the Arizona continental divide after the first decent snowstorm of 2024

Eight inches of snow has covered the western slope of the Arizona Divide between Williams and Flagstaff, AZ. At Maine, BNSF crews are busy clearing the snow from the right-of-way to create a path ... (more)

With five motors on the point, the hot Z-WSPSBD3 waste no time descending down the Arizona Divide as it kicks up leftover snow at the control point of Maine.

A high priority intermodal train from San Bernardino, CA to Willow Springs, IL intermodal train charges up the grade out of Seligman during a brisk, chilly, winter morning.

Four GEs bring up a Long Beach, CA to Clovis, NM stack train through Williams Junction a day after a winter storm blanked the northern Arizona region with six to eight inches of snow.

Harrington to Phoenix manifest MHNPX passes through San Simon, AZ on the Lordsburg Sub.

One of the more unique operations I've found over the years. It will test your mettle time and again, but reward you in abundance. Especially on the return up the hill from Clifton.

San Pedro Valley's recently acquired GP15 used to switch the Fertizona facility at Willcox. Photo taken with permission!

A pair of freshly rebuilt ex dash 9's lead a westbound MFWWC at Willcox, AZ.

Once my favorite shortline in America. At the time of this shot, the only train missing from CBRY's 24 hour schedule was the morning run to/from Ray. I would give anything for that being the only... (more)

Shortly after sunrise, BNSF intermodal train S-LHWLPC1-16, heading from Los Angeles Harbor’s West Basin to Logistics Park in Chicago, departs Seligman on the Transcon after making a crew change.... (more)

Speeding at 75 miles per hour (120.7 km/h) through Arizona's Mohave County on a gloomy December morning is BNSF Railway Priority UPS-LTL Intermodal train Z-WSPSTO7-16A. BNSF ET44C4 3742, SD70ACe ... (more)