Speeding through suburban Orange County is BNSF intermodal double-stack train S-LPCLBE1-23, ticking off the last few miles on its trip from Chicago’s Logistics Park to Long Beach. BNSF ES44C4 6... (more)

Empty oil train K057-26 is west on the main approaching West Aiken interlocking. The track to the far right is the out of service Perryville Branch which was once used by the B&O and PRR to inter... (more)

Today I made one last trip up to the Selkirk Branch before school starts again, & We picked the right day. It may have been a little hot, but the trains were great. No clouds, 90 degrees, and heav... (more)

The rear end of the E LRTBTM0 03A clears just in time for this westbound stack to roll west into Lebo.

Rolling westbound under the cantilevers at Verona. The strong northwest wind pushes the exhaust to the right and distorts the rest of the train.

An ES44C4 idles with another Dash-9 at Fullerton as they wait for eastbound traffic to clear in front of them.

Twelve miles east of Bakersfield, California, is Sandcut. While the mainline has been steadily climbing for most of those 12 miles, Sandcut has the first curve and is generally considered the beg... (more)

Spring flowers are in full bloom on this gorgeous spring Missouri morning as a van train cruises eastbound.

A pair of the new C4's off the coal loads on their way to the engine terminal for servicing. Maybe they will switch the units around so they are back to back.

Two brand new C4's lead the GE Test Car, two more GE's and 87 cars on a Pasco, WA to Barstow, CA manifest, as they start their climb up Tehachapi Pass catching last light at Sandcut.

Q LBALPC1-25K With BNSF 6606, BNSF 6603, GECX 90, BNSF 6607, & BNSF 6602 on the point of the ES44C4 test train. BNSF 6605 & BNSF 6614 are the rear manned DPU’s with 108 Loads 1 Empty, 8938 Tons ... (more)

Q LBALPC1-25K With BNSF 6606, BNSF 6603, GECX 90, BNSF 6607, & BNSF 6602 on the point of the ES44C4 test train. BNSF 6605 & BNSF 6614 are the rear manned DPU’s with 108 Loads 1 Empty, 8938 Tons ... (more)

After meeting one at Woodford, BNSF6606 tries to get back going on the grade... Run 6, sanders on, and he couldn't pull it, just kept rolling backwards. I guess BNSF will learn the hard way you ca... (more)