A late, January sunrise over the Colorado Plateau creates magnificent colors in the sky as a heavy BNSF New York to Los Angeles intermodal train climbs the grade east of Flagstaff, Ariz. with the ... (more)

The Hopi Buttes provide the backdrop during a chilly, January sunrises along the Colorado Plateau as a hot shot Z-train powers up the grade between Darling and Angell. Four GE motors have no probl... (more)

After fighting over the Arizona Divide, 7,335' above sea level, these four GE races out of the sag at Supai Summit with their Willow Springs, IL to Phoenix, AZ UPS train before crossing over at Wi... (more)

A BNSF warbonnet, fakebonnet, shoves the rear of the KCKBAR manifest train as it descends towards Williams as an eastbound trains holds for a clear signal.

Two General Electric pumpkins hustle a Alliance, TX to San Bernardino, CA intermodal train down the Arizona Divide as they kick up some snow going through OS of Maine.

Northern Arizona was hit with a winter storm on Saturday, Jan. 20th, that dropped four inches around the Arizona Divide. Here, a pair of GE motors race through the s-curve of Bellemont as they hau... (more)

A pair of former ATSF Superfleet motors on the Flagstaff local charge out of Darling on their way back to Purina with a string of tank cars that were picked up at Darling.

A BNSF AC motors, along with a Ferromex unit, race through Williams, Ariz. on their Barstow to Belen manifest as they cross over Route 66, and the ex-Santa Fe bridge.

Slowly tackling the grades of Tehachapi Pass, a first order UP SD70ACe pulls a heavy Roseville to West Colton extra manifest through the curves of Marcel as the light fades away over the pass.

In January of 2016, the Union Pacific Railroad was performing large work windows along their southern transcon route, the Sunset Route, resulting in the line being closed. UP was able to detour a ... (more)

As the UPS peak seasons gets near Christmas, BNSF runs a parade of high priority Z-trains throughout the day, making sure nothing is in their way. Here, BNSF 3790 pulls one of those hot trains thr... (more)

As the first sunset of the new year fades away, a hot Chicago to Los Angeles Q-train races down the grade into Seligman before starting the climb out towards Yampai Summit. BNSF 4200, a Tier IV cr... (more)

A trio of SD70ACe pull the third section of the West Colton to Roseville manifest train through Monolith towards the end of the day along Tehachapi Pass.

Tehachapi Pass...One of the most popular railfan destinations in the United States, arguably in the world, is the Tehachapi Loop in Southern California. Located in the Tehachapi Mountain ra... (more)

Grinding hard up the 1.2% grade towards Yampai Hill, the daily Barstow, CA to Belen, NM manifest train crawls out of the eastern end of Crozier Canyon as the four GE motors roar with power during ... (more)