CSX 6099 and 7504 sit in Kingsport on a mild early Spring night awaiting their next assignment.
NS 4610 still is sporting its special Southern paint scheme as it leads the T50 local eastbound at Duffield, VA. Compare this shot with from the... (more)
NS 7062 holds the T50 Frisco Local in place in the siding at Watkins as an eastbound CSX drops down the mainline.
BNSF 1061 leads a southbound freight with another interesting mix of power out of the tunnel at Walong.
BNSF 2619 leads a westbound road freight/local at Jimgrey, just east of Kramer Junction, CA. [Pan shot from the side of CA 58]
UP 4006 leads a northbound train off of the mountain at Caliente.
BNSF 5488 leads a southbound under the signal bridge at mp377 just north of Mojave.
A clean BNSF GE leads a southbound Z-train as it pops out of tunnel 5 @ Bealville.
UP 4019 leads a southbound intermodal train out of the tunnel at Walong, just above the Tehachapi Loop.
A classic quartet of power in the form of 3 SD40-2s and a SD45-2 lead an empty grain train up the mountain at Bealville. As the locomotives exit tunnel five (above) the rear of the train comes out... (more)
BNSF 5431 leads a northbound Z-train as it is just about to the bottom of the grade coming off of Tehachapi Pass at Caliente
A southbound BNSF freight (4448 south) eases through the siding at Woodford while a northbound UP freight (4457 north) rolls down the mainline.
A trio of UP SD70Ms lead a southbound intermodal through one of many S-curves on the "pass"....the spring wildflowers are just starting to bloom.
A northbound BNSF Z-train drops off of the mountain about to enter the greater Caliente area ;-)
BNSF 782 sporting a clean coat of semi-Warbonnet paint leads a southbound freight up the mountain at Tunnel 2.
After two days of solid orange GE's this consist was very welcome - no orange in sight!
BNSF 4757 eastbound at the MP 336 intermediate signal with a NS and a CSX engine in the consist.
BNSF 4444 leads an eastbound through the classic ATSF style signal bridge at East Darling.
An eastbound Z train led by BNSF 4649 works its way through Darling, AZ
An eastbound Z train (left) and a westbound freight (right) make a rolling meet at Bellemont as both trains race toward their destinations at least 65mph. I was set up for a shot of the westbound ... (more)
BNSF 4883 along with a BN SD40-2 and a CN SD50F lead an empty grain train past the steam-era scene at Pica
BNSF 1090 west is the 6th westbound of the evening parade as it turns into the sun at Maine.
BNSF 570 sports a fresh coat of H2 paint as it and a B40-8 roll a westbound Z-train by the crossovers at Maine at 70mph.
BNSF 4129 rolls westbound on Main #2 at Hackberry
BNSF 4129 leads an eastbound manifest at the top of the hill between Walapai and Hackberry.
BNSF 4636 and a MRL SD45-2 are the DPU pushers on the rear of a LA-bound tank train as it goes through the signals at the 493 detector between Walapai and Hackberry.
ATSF 669 leads an eastbound manifest across a wash deep inside the Kingman Canyon.
The early morning light casts a reddish-glow on a clean Warbonnet in the form of ATSF 669 as it leads an early morning eastbound through Kingman. A westbound Z-train can be seen in the background ... (more)
A freshly repainted Warbonnet leads a westbound Z train on the south track (kinda rare) at Ibis. This westbound led the parade which, by the time dark fell, totaled about 15 trains.
BNSF 1109 leads a westbound manifest by the signals at the Park Maobi Road overpass off of I-40.
BNSF 4929 leads a westbound Z-train on #2 main at Java
BNSF 1071 leaves Needles on a hot March day (in the 90s) in the Mojave.
After swapping crews in Needles, BNSF 4603 east starts its journey over the Seligman sub
NS 718 rolls southbound at Dungannon, VA on the CSX Kingsport Subdivision (via trackage rights).
CSX Q18224 rolls northbound after a rather healthy snowfall at Hannum, TN on the CSX Kingsport Subdivision (former Clinchfield).
750 has just cleared a 10mph slow order and is attempting to get back to speed as they pass the storage track at Greenland
NS 750 eastbound topping the hill at Click with Whiteface SD70M #2619 leading.
CSX 534 leading the N382 eastbound at Watkins
NS 783 passing the Yuma "post office" ;-)
CSX N382 is drifting downhill at Tito, VA about to ease to a stop as a hyrail truck is about to clear east of the CP at Tito.
CSX 534 leads the N382 eastbound through a winter wonderland scene at Sunbright, VA on the NS Appalachia Division (via trackage rights).
CSX 367 leads an extra south that is running for the 'law' through downtown Kingsport.
NS 890 coming off of the CSX connection track at Frisco with SD70M 2622 leading the way. Weather forecasters were predicting "less than an inch" of snow....we ended up with anywhere from 3 to 5 in... (more)
NS 798 eastbound coming under the signals at Smith.
NS 750 is southbound utilizing CSX trackage rights at Starnes, VA as lead engine 8652 'distributes' some flames as it and the two GP38-2 get the 14,000+ coal train moving again after a brief stop.
CSX 804 leading the U486 southbound at the South End of Kingsport (south end of Carter Yard).
CSX U486 southbound crossing the Holston River just north of Kingsport with YN3 SD80 #804 leading.
Montana Rail Link 359 is on short-term lease to the NS and is seen here sitting in the sun at the Andover, VA diesel shop. This unit started life as BN 6514 in 1971 before becoming NYSW 3626 (sti... (more)
NS 891 westbound passing Gap Lumber in Big Stone Gap with a pair of ATSF/BNSF GEs leading.
NS 825 is still grinding up Christiansburg Mountain as it exits the tunnel at Montgomery, VA.
Operation Lifesaver 9255 leads NS 825 up the mountain at Shawsville, VA
NS 76K eastbound crosses the French Broad River in Newport, TN. on its trip from Bulls Gap, TN to Asheville, NC.
CSX 4601 still sporting its Seaboard System paint scheme sits in the yard at Kingsport of a chilly January night. [Canon D60 image, ISO 200, 20" @ f6.7, 17mm]
FURX 3047 sits on the point of Q181 at the south end of Carter Yard in Kingsport as a soutbhound loaded coal train streaks by on the mainline.
NS 22A rolls through westbound on the Bristol Line passing the Lick Creek Baptist Church in Piney Flatts.
NS 22A has a new SD70M leading the way as it works its way westbound through Bluff City, TN on the NS Bristol Line.
CSX U313 is leaving the south end of Erwin yard for a trip over the Blue Ridge Subdivision to Spartanburg, SC.
G938 drifts southbound at Rock Creek as it is about to enter Erwin yard (via the Rock Creek Lead).
G938 at the South End of Hannum
A pair of CEFX leasers lead G938 southbound through Unicoi.
