An eastbound stack train passes beneath the Santa Fe-style signal bridge just east of Marceline. The consist represents the last three generations of GE locomotives; a new Tier 4 ET44C4, a Tier 3 ... (more)

BNSF 3871 leads a westbound manifest through Kingman Canyon with a KCS SD70MAC in the 3rd spot.

Right place, right time for sure. Just as a 13 car BNSF Railway OCS (3734, ET44C4 leading) was arriving at the Amtrak Chicago Maintenance Facility on Saturday, August 26, 2017, we look abov... (more)

Making a turn towards good light is train BNSF H MADGAL1 05A with BNSF 3776 in charge as it makes its way into Virden, IL. This train originated in the TRRA's Madison Yard down in Madison, IL and ... (more)

BNSF ET44C4 and 2 other units lead the Pasco, WA to Bakersfield, CA Hi-Priority Manifest (H-PASBAK1-11A) through Modesto.

A new Tier 4 leads the Kaiser Hauler as he winds around Sullivan's Curve in Cajon Pass.

As the conductor of the BNSF MSEATAC prepares to guide his 10-locomotive consist through the yard as a yard job with BNSF 2878 shoves into the clear with the brakeman guiding.

East meets west in the heart of Kingman Canyon as an eastbound manifest passing on the higher track meets the BNSF 4214 and its westbound grain train at the iconic bridges here at the western entr... (more)

A lone BNSF Tier 4 GE leads 6 business cars on a deadhead trip back to the shop in Topeka. Construction for the replacement Media Trestle is progressing with a projected cutover in January 2018.

Just another AZ sunrise After being on the Eastcoast for a few years, one thing I have enjoyed being back on the west side is the wide open spaces which open some spectacular lighting with... (more)

Nothing glints like a nice shiny train!On a hazy but comfortable Feb afternoon a surprise officer special ights up as it passes the famous Portland Cement Factory East of Tehachapi.

While the original plan for this morning was to wake up early and hang out with friends to shoot some trains in the morning light, as it turned out, I was the sole person up early enough to find t... (more)

Northbound SALTOIG works up the slight grade between Bena and Sandcut in the early afternoon.

BNSF 6881 brings up the rear of a westbound manifest of the last morning shot on the summer before the summer midday lighting takes over. Zooming in shows the bridge details well and it caught my ... (more)

On the longest day of the year, this westbound intermodal is already 100 miles into its trip across the Mojave Desert from Needles to Barstow as it swings around the big curve at Siberia on its cl... (more)