Just another AZ sunrise After being on the Eastcoast for a few years, one thing I have enjoyed being back on the west side is the wide open spaces which open some spectacular lighting with... (more)

As remnants from the previous nights' storm, the sunlight creeps through a suckerhole to illuminate the early morning Eastbound Chief.

ISO chainsaw On a day filled with beautiful skies w/puffy white clouds the only thing holding me back on this photo is one giant tree. That one tree sort of gums up the photo, as you have ... (more)

On a pan shot a early morning westbound BNSF thunders towards Canyon Diablo just prior to sunrise. It was amlost too early to shoot so I had to use the pan method which blurred the skies slightly.... (more)

Nothing glints like a nice shiny train!On a hazy but comfortable Feb afternoon a surprise officer special ights up as it passes the famous Portland Cement Factory East of Tehachapi.

View from high above Ilmon On a hazy but comfortable Feb afternoon a Southbound stack train led by BNSF 9061 climbs through Ilmon during Spring in California. The green hills popped up ear... (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)

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)

One of the famous T-2s is on its last leg of life on main line duty for the UP. I shot this unit on a few occasions with different left numberboard versions. The 8309 was a frequent Cajon travel... (more)

BNSF 4061 is on the rear of a Northbound stack train as it pauses at the somewhat classic sign on the yard office at BNSF's Bakersfield yard.

On October 22 an Eastbound Manifest train heads into the sunrise at Ash Hill on the Needles sub. This was before the cool sunrise app and was shot completely by chance. The glorious winter mornin... (more)

On November 2nd I went back to a place where I saw some interesting lighting for a morning Westbound. In this scen the stack train is coming out of Klondike and into Ash Hill as the late morning s... (more)

BNSF 6881 brings up the rear of a westbound manifest of the last morning shot on the summer before the summer midday lighting takes over. Zooming in shows the bridge details well and it caught my ... (more)

July 1st was a common theme of my summer. No luck at Winslow. As I did on numerous occasions I set up for the classic sunset at Winslow. On this day I would have no Eastbounds remotely close in ... (more)

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)