Lumbering down what remains of Santa Fe's Second District of their former Los Angeles Division BNSF's westbound Pasadena Local is bound for the Milller-Coors brewery in Irwindale, CA. While en rou... (more)

As the sun begins to slip behind the horizon the last rays of light paint the Mojave Desert in a wonderful glow highlighted by the presence of BNSF's westbound 'Cadiz Turn'. The turn is on the hom... (more)

It takes a team... Through the hard work of Union Pacific's dedicated steam crew Union Pacific's 1944 veteran ALCo FEF-3 made a successful return to the Denver Post's annual Frontier Days special ... (more)

Having just topped the 8015' summit of Union Pacific's Sherman Hill, high point on the historic Overland Route, a westbound Z train hustles down one track while old snow fences stand a silent guar... (more)

On top of the twisting curves needed to maintain a reasonable gradient leaving the floor of the Caliente Valley, Southern Pacific Civil Engineer William Hood's forces holed two tunnels through the... (more)

Located along the #2 track, carved into existence during the 'Harriman era' of upgrades to the old Central Pacific, tunnel 27 has the interesting distinction of having 3 portals with two at its ea... (more)

After BNSF crews cleared up some signal problems, the SP 4449 is again on its way east to Wishram, WA.

Its train time at LAUPT, as passengers gather around train 366 (LAUPT to downtown Riverside).

A glow in the early morning sun a 5-pack of new Union Pacific ET45AHs fill the cool mountain air with the sound of dynamic brakes, backed up by squealing wheel flanges as a train of 'empty Eugene'... (more)

Conforming to the reverse curves between Heard and Hermosa eastbound tonnage challenges gravity on the climb out of Laramie to the top of Sherman Hill. Nearly 10 miles remain for the eastbound man... (more)

Coming off Sherman Hill an eastbound manifest is between Borie and Wycon on main track one with 'Olympic Torch Relay' SD70M 2001 bringing up the rear. Beyond the Dyno-Noble chemical plant can be s... (more)

Trading distance for elevation Southern Pacific's Civil Engineer William Hood was able to take his railroad out of the Caliente Valley and over the once thought insurmountable Tehachapis. In just ... (more)

The quite and peaceful still of the Feather River canyon is broken by the rumble of a pair of spotless SD59MX motors as they make their way for Portola just west of Two Rivers. After these rebuilt... (more)

UP 8410 leads the MNPWC 22 out of Afton Cyn on UP's Cima sub near Afton, with UP 1989 the D&RGW heritage unit is running second back.

JB Hunt under a full moon.... An eastbound BNSF stack train drops down the Mojave Sub passing the iconic MP 377 signal bridge. A solid string of JB Hunt containers streek by the camera during this... (more)