The one and only Barf Bonnet leads an Alma empty through Frazee after sunset. The Barf Bonnet is scheduled to be repainted into Heritage 3 (Swoosh) sometime in the very near future.

It has been a pretty bleak winter in Alaska, especially when you combine bleak weather with few trains. In fact until I took this photo I hadn't taken a photo in Alaska since sometime in November ... (more)

A naked nose 70MAC leads a Becker load through the curves of Lake Park.

The former Northern Pacific depot in Ellensburg is currently being restored and rehabilitated as a BNSF manifest train rolls through town. More detail on the restoration can be found here: more)

This was a cold, but unusually snowless, Wyoming Christmas day in 2005. The location is just east of Newcastle Wyoming were there is a highway bridge that goes over the railroad. It is a great ... (more)

Green and creme "Grinstein" SD70MAC 9671 makes a very rare Southern California appearance on this westbound BNSF stack train.

Westbound gas.

From atop the bluff over looking Palmer Lake a spectacular view can be had in all directions. A northbound is about to crest the summit of the Palmer Divide and will soon be on the down hill side ... (more)

A NB BNSF empty coal train rolls through the middle of Colorado Springs. In the background is Cheyenne Mountain home of Norad.

The Spring of 2009 was an interesting time on the W&LE's east end as ore and coke trains provided a huge boost in traffic. Here, a westbound makes his way through Crookham, high above Ginger Hill... (more)

After loading at a nearby mine, an eastbound loaded coal drag destined for Grafton and points east on the B&O Mountain encountered a rock slide near the community of Gore. A total of six cars and ... (more)