Westbound amtrak working past just another weapon the MOW uses for snow removal on Donner.

On March 15th Union Pacific brought out the refurbished/upgraded rotary for some testing. The Truckee MoW employees loaded up the #1 track with snow from East Norden up to the 'Big Hole'. The we... (more)

After a long day battling the snow up near the summit, myself and Dick Dorn take some night shots at the MOW yard in Truckee. Here Dick is seen blasting his stobe.

Puffy clouds, bright blue sky and a clean doublestack creep accross Cienega Creek

Light trickles in on the lead unit as it idles in the chilly weather at Truckee. Thats me standing with a UP lantern, and a "gift" desert camo jacket given to me during my wonderfull tour of the m... (more)

Waiting short of the crossovers at W. Truckee, I snapped this shot before heading into the hotel just a few feet away.

Imagine the view from the cab! Imagine what I looked like after the flanger passed me! Just another typical day cleaning up the rails on Donner.

The westbound Willow Springs to Phoenix z trains rolls westbound across the bridge at Big Hell Canyon and through Drake while dodging clouds on the BNSF Phoenix sub.

With the railroad shut down overnight, the rails the run through Truckee have completly disappeared as the SD70Ace has iced over.

On October 17, 2015 an intense thunderstorm moved through Northern AZ. The lightning had been intense that afternoon, but as the train approached the activity somewhat stopped. As I began snappi... (more)

Eastbound out of Flagstaff, AZ.

A westbound vehicle train led by BNSF 7885 passes an eastbound z-train at Maine, AZ.

I always like to find a different view or angle from popular places. This one I found this past year as a Southbound UP travels through the loop.

Normally I hike to most of my locations, but occasionally I get by boys out and about. In this shot we went down south to meet up with friends Dick Dorn and Mike Johannessen at Shawmut. The inte... (more)

With my daughter wrapped up, she gets introducted into my favortite railfan scene...heavy snow on Donner. Fortunately the truck wasnt too far. Notice the oversized gloves, those are my spare glove... (more)