The sunrise glints off the ribbons of steel as a BNSF ACe pulls an empty coal into the yard at Pueblo, Colorado.

BNSF 9211, 5719, & 6388 westbound with a mixed freight.

UP 8747 & 7295 lead a monster eastbound loaded coal train.

A freshly loaded coal train from the West Elk Mine in Somerset, Colo. heads west through the high desert of Eastern Utah as they approach Thompson Springs and prepare to meet the Eastbound Califor... (more)

BNSF 9299 (SD70ACe) muscles a loaded coal train through Wiggins on the Brush Sub towards Roggen, Colorado.

BNSF 9299 (SD70ACe) shoves a coal train on the Brush Sub past the signals west of Wiggins, Colorado.

BNSF 9326 (SD70ACe) shoves a loaded coal train through the sunflower fields west of Wiggins, Colorado.

Taco Belle KCSM 4082 brings up the rear of a loaded oil train as it rolls past the west side of Chicago O'Hare International Airport.

Seen high above Evaro Hill, at the crest, rests one of the more iconic trestles along the MRL… seen here supporting the evening Gas train with a healthy cut for Thompson Falls.

With a lengthy train for Missoula, MRLs morning Gas train skates along the Clark Fork river in some beautiful summer sunlight.

On a sunny morning high above the valley, MRLs famed Day Gas train rumbles over the Evaro high bridge with 22 cars for Missoula.

ZAILA towards LA crosses the Trinity river bridge near down town Dallas.

Arthur ACES: NS 1120 leads manifest train NS 14Z eastbound through CP Arthur in Shawsville, VA, located roughly two miles west of Roanoke.

Union Pacific's Katy heritage unit makes a rare east coast appearance leading NS train 13Z as it approaches Washington for a crew change.

Westbound coal train at Cliffs.