Sun rays break through the building storms as BNSF 6764 east leads the ZSBDALT9-06 on the Seligman subdivision at East Canyon Diablo, AZ.
As light snow falls, UP 3096 leads an eastbound train up the west slope of Donner Pass through Troy, CA across the Upper Cascade Bridge. This was the first time in almost 10 years I had done this ... (more)
The two "cascade" bridges at Troy have always been a favorite of mine on Donner. Most of my time is spent in blizzards but occasionally it works out where I catch a break in the clouds. ... (more)
The sotrms have passed, and with nothing else in the forecast all of the flanger sets returned to Roseville.
ON August 12th BNSF 6112 leads a z train through the famous region so many have shot at sunset. For years I have shot this exact composition and still not come away with exactly what I was looking... (more)
I took off for work with the sole intent to catch this shot...I was looking to get the sun in it, but I was happy with the beautiful sunset. In this shot, an Eastbound stack train is approaching ... (more)
Just before sunrise, we had to make the little light we had work. It was a wet snow, so we decided not to trek too far away from the car. But here the westbound MSTDVJ heads through the crossing w... (more)
Its amazing how shots takin years ago that we nothing spectacular sort of excite you when you run accross them. Here SP 8199 is leading a westbound stack train as it passed another stack with a CN... (more)
Icycles dangling from the frozen number boards of UP 589 pose while UP 604 waits for its next flip over Donner Pass in Truckee, CA.
A going away shot of the flanger as it kicks up snow just East of the Norden Shed.
A close up of the blade of a flanger as it sits in Truckee, CA
SP 9809 snakes through the rails at Cable, CA on the UP Mojave sub.
GP38-2's working hard while the crew battles low visibility.
A Teddy Bear hitches a ride on the Eastbound Snow Train.
CSX 608, CSX 281 and CSX 447 came into Newport News as trailing units with loads of coal. On this day they sit at the West end of the yard waiting for their turn to lead empties back to the coal ... (more)
