As the snow continues to fall on a cold February morning, BNSF 5971 leads an eastbound empty grain train past the Flagstaff, AZ train station on February 28th, 2018.

After waiting for an eastbound officer special to pass, BNSF 4579 leads the San Bernardino, CA to Atlanta, GA Z Train east through Bellemont, AZ on January 31st, 2018.

On an unusually warm January morning, BNSF 5435 sits patiently in the shadows on main 1 as BNSF 4507 races east leading the Los Angeles, CA to Willow Springs, IL Z Train on main 2 at Maine, AZ on ... (more)

Due to track maintenance near Mojave, almost all of the traffic on Friday was heading south… except for one. Here, UP’s West Colton to Roseville manifest meets a southbound BNSF stack train at Cal... (more)

After snaking through the curves and tunnels around Caliente, BNSF 3874 leads the Modesto to Barstow manifest through the lush green fields near Tunnel 2 and North Bealville on April 13th, 2018.

In the mid afternoon sunlight, the roar of EMD and GE locomotives can be heard across the mountains as UP 8729 leads a solid boxcar train around the horseshoe curve in Caliente, CA on April 13th, ... (more)

In the evening sunlight, UP's Fresno to West Colton manifest struggles up the grade just outside of Sandcut, CA on April 14th, 2018.

As the sun sets in the west, BNSF 7668 leads a southbound stack train up the grade near Sandcut, CA on April 16th, 2018. From here, the train and its crew will enjoy a brief section of downhill tr... (more)

On a warm April morning, BNSF 7167 leads a southbound empty grain train through the famous Tehachapi Loop, an engineering marvel built to help trains climb the grade at an easier pace.

Heavy snow falls onto the ground in downtown Flagstaff as BNSF's Belen, NM to Barstow, CA manifest rolls through town on February 14th, 2018.

On a warm Saturday morning, Amtrak 502 races north along the Puget Sound near Steilacoom, WA with F59PHI #470 on point.

A quiet morning filled with the sounds of wind and water is briefly interrupted as two GE P42DCs lead Amtrak's southbound Coast Starlight along the Puget Sound near Steilacoom, WA on March 24th, 2... (more)

In the warm afternoon sunlight, a westbound BNSF Grain Train snakes through the Columbia River Gorge just west of Lyle, WA on March 17th, 2018.

There's always that one train that goes against the flow of traffic during its run to/from Portland, and this eastbound empty oil train was that one train. After already meeting four trains during... (more)

After being held in Flagstaff for an hour due to other train traffic, BNSF 744 races west through the s-curve at Bellemont, AZ leading a westbound oil train.