Coasting downgrade past the stark outline of the Dead Mountains, three CSX leading units and a CSX/Union Pacific DPU pairing do their best to disguise the fact that this eastbound stack train is o... (more)

Westbound stacks on the eastern edge of California approach the Route 95 crossing on the lengthy climb up to Goffs.

With the imposing Dead Mountains behind, a lengthy train of double-stacks battles its way upgrade between Ibis and Arrowhead Junction on a warm afternoon out on the Needles subdivision.

A train of empty well-cars snakes downgrade through the confines of Kingman Canyon as a loaded train heads east on the other track.

After waiting for several intermodals to clear, a train of DIFCO side tipplers loaded with large boulders heads out of the siding and over the hill at Goffs. The train continued a few miles east t... (more)

After arriving at Arrowhead Junction on BNSF's southern transcon it wasn't long before the action started. The first two trains were eastbound and westbound intermodals which conspired to meet at ... (more)

An eastbound stack train marches upgrade across the Sonoran desert floor as the shadows lengthen and another glorious late September day draws to a close.

A loaded autorack train crosses a large wash as it attacks the grade at the west end of Shawmut siding on a beautifully clear morning in the Maricopa Mountains. The prominent 'whale-back' mounta... (more)

A common power combination for Sunset Route intermodals is a GEVO/SD70ACe pairing assisted by a tail end DPU. Just such an eastbound heads up the steepening grade at Shawmut on a glorious late Sep... (more)

The sound of whining dynamic brakes are heard and shortly afterwards the angular features of an SD70ACe come into view as a train of loaded autoracks glides around the elevated curve at Shawmut.

Three SD70M's coast around the tight curve at Shawmut with a westbound intermodal. This enigmatic location out in the Sonoran Desert is where the 'Sunset Route' weaves its way through the narrow g... (more)

The Saguaros that so characterise Southern Arizona stand vigil over yet another UP freight slowly grinding its way eastwards at Shawmut. Southern Pacific, steam power - you name it, some of these ... (more)

Eastbound stacks make their way upgrade through the Saguaro-studded scenery at Shawmut shortly before sunset. The older, abandoned alignment up the hill is visible behind the train.

After climbing steadily on straight track from Gila Bend, an eastbound stack train really knuckles down as it twists and turns up the steep grade at Shawmut. The Sonoran wilderness is a very atmos... (more)

One of an increasing number of autorack trains passes over the photogenic bridge at Canyon Diablo - the deep and narrow ravine that bisects the plain between Winslow and Winona in Northern Arizona... (more)