As storm clouds move across southern Nevada's vast desert a loaded ballast train is westbound behind a pair of 'pooled' Ferromex ES44ACs. This line was originally built by the San Pedro, Los Angel... (more)

UP 8219, a big SD9043MAC slowly decends the Tehachapi Pass rolling past the golden hills at the west end of Bealville. BNSF 4024 (M MODBAR) is still holding at the east end of Bealville, waiting o... (more)

Having split a pair of 'I' trains at the east end of Cheyenne Union Pacific's Military 'Spirit' painted 1943 sails through the OS at W508 with a 5 car westbound special.

With the old steam era water tank standing a quiet guard in the distance, westbound tonnage works up '3 track' at Harriman, WY with the C&NW heritage unit leading the charge.

With code-line poles and searchlight signals framing the scene Union Pacific's eastbound 'salad shooter' works up Sherman Hill at the top end of Hermosa.

Pool is cool! With recently delivered C45AH 8152 on the point an eastbound Z train hustles up main track #3 and into Cajon Summit, trailing the lead motor are a pair of CSX GEs, lending their hors... (more)

As an eastbound manifest descends Sherman Hill on main track one a hot westbound Z train hustles 'over the top' on main two just west of Buford.

Wes Pac vs. the Cajon grade..... UP 1983 adorned in heritage colors of the Western Pacific railroad is the lead motor on UP's eastbound MWCNP-15 (West Colton, CA to North Platte, NE; manifest). Th... (more)

Under a threatening sky Union Pacific's westbound ICBLB ascends Archer Hill led by rebuilt SD9043MAC 3666, a pair of Norfolk Southern 'thoroughbreds' round out the consist. The westbound stack tra... (more)

Having just met the old '991' Z at Caliente, a westbound Union Pacific Z train slithers into the Caliente Narrows as it continues its journey towards the San Joaquin Valley.

Running towards the early morning sun Amtrak's eastbound California Zephyr is approaching Rock Springs having passed the old station site of Kanda. A major maintenance of way project on the train'... (more)

The 7777 takes in the sun as it sails into Lancaster, CA with its intermodal extra. The train is just north of Lancaster near the new solar energy plant at Ave. G. The train started climbing a lig... (more)

A westbound Union Pacific Z train is dwarfed by the colorful rock formations within Rainbow Canyon as it drifts down grade at Boyd, NV.

Surrounded by the colorful walls of the Mojave Desert's 'Grand Canyon' Union Pacific's hotshot 'Denver Z' streaks through southern California's Afton Canyon led by Missouri Pacific painted heritag... (more)

With freshly touched up 'heritage paint' F59PH 859 on the point Metrolink train 207 accelerates away from the station at Via Princessa and towards the siding at Honby. Train 207 terminates in Via ... (more)