Amtrak's westbound Southwest Chief rumbles out of Crozier Canyon as the moon lights up the cloudy sky on a July night.

Curving through Arizona’s Crozier Canyon is an eastbound freight led by three Santa Fe EMDs on March 6, 1996. Two SD40-2s lead a former Amtrak “cowl” SDP40F, rebuilt by Santa Fe and labeled ... (more)

A massive 3x2x1 stack train traverses the rocky outcrops between Crozier Canyon and Valentine, Arizona as it heads west along the BNSF Transcon. Historic Route 66 follows much of the rail line bet... (more)

Recently, General Electric has been testing their new Tier 4 demonstrator units across BNSF's Transcon. On June 24th, GECX 2028 was being tested as a lead unit on a hot Los Angeles, CA to Willow S... (more)

BNSF 7287 leads a westbound intermodal train parallel to historic Route 66.

All is quite in the small community of Valentine, AZ, till you hear the rumble of a BNSF train battle up the 1.42 percent grade. For nearly 30 minutes, you can hear the sounds of the locomotives r... (more)

Battling up the 1.5 percent grade, a Los Angeles, CA to Memphis, TN intermodal train with two new ES44C4s begins to enter Crozier Canyon on a pleasant May evening.

BNSF 7152 & 4100 lead a westbound stack train near Valentine AZ.

A westbound stack train lights up the cliffs of Crozier Canyon as it slowly winds its way through the canyon on a cool spring evening.

While I was kitchen packing some snacks for my drive back up to Flagstaff, I look up to notice a pair of UP, armor yellow painted units hustling out of Crozier Canyon. I hurry for the front yard a... (more)

The New York to Los Angeles intermodal train hustles through Valentine, Arizona with NS pool power during a spectacular March evening.

Three new ES44C4s are on the point of a westbound Z NYCLAC intermodal train as they races through Valentine, AZ on a nice March morning.

A westbound Q train hustles down through Valentine.

Red and Silver looking right at home as it leads a westbound out of Arizona's Crozier Canyon.