In a day where I almost didnt wake up to my alarm, running behind I was lucky to catch a westbound BNSF grain train in a 3x3x2 configuration just track west of the Dennison crossovers underneath a... (more)

Valentine’s Day 2009, Mother Nature brought some snowfall as did the Union Pacific. Donner has always been an obsession of mine since I was 18 when someone said " you don't want to go the... (more)

With the sun popping out briefly, UP 4115 leads and eastbound z train through Andover on UPs Roseville Sub over Donner Pass. The train had done a little of its own plowing over its trip.

The cold temperatures have helped preserve the snow on the trees nearly two days after the storm. Another rough hike!

2010 and 2011 were disappointing winters for me in terms of my typical Donner trips. In 2012 I was stationed at Langley AFB and I was blessed with the birth of my two sons in that time. All of the... (more)

2016 was a good year for me on Donner. In fact, it had been the first time I was able to shoot Winter there since 2010. We had a lot of trains, a lot of snow and heck the rotary even came out for ... (more)

Clearing the switch for the balloon at Fulda. Not much fun!

During the last seconds of sunlight, BNSF 7081 grinds up the grade through the tight curves at Daze on the BNSF Phoenix sub in Arizona.

For nearly 20 years I have had a fascination for the bridges on Donner Pass and snow removal. I havent been to Donner much over the past 10 years, and only once in the summer since I have had a dr... (more)

A shot that soon, or maybe even today cannot be replicated due to the "trench"

UP 574 and 589 provide the power for today's spreader operations. After plowing west to Shed 10, the spreader is now working east pushing snow off of the ROW over the Lower Cascade Bridge at Troy,... (more)

After an evening snow storm, fresh snow covers the region as the ZWSPPHX7-26 glides downhill at Daze, AZ on 28 Dec 2019.

The UP 600 flies through Soda Springs slinging snow everywhere....what a sight!

Havent gotten into too much rail photography here in VA yet, but I have been peeking around here and there. For a Westerner, the coal cars intrigue me a bit. This shot was set up perfect since th... (more)

As the spreader makes a stop to refuel the cats at Troy, a wide angle shot reveals a not seldom view of the spreader