The trees just cannot look any better on this day. As the scenery is just about perfect the 602 is Eastbound back near milepost 187 at Soda Springs.

A storm is rolling in as the sun sets on this train in the siding

Repainted UP 9669( I believe a former SP unit) glides down the western slope of Donner in a fresh deep blanket of snow

My third attempt to catch this consist on the sunset in Arizona in the more scenic areas. This time I forgot to load my camera with film, so I caught it pulling into Tucson with my new 20D.

A little further east up the FRC for those whom were sure its a model

The crew forgot to shutoff the headlight on the spreader, as a flanger sets headlights are seen while using the balloon track

Hiked 2 miles in the snow.... Only one way was uphill. Snowshoeing uphill is challenge with train photography. When you get to the spot you are hot and sweaty. Then you have to sit out in... (more)

On a gloomy March day a BNSF train gildes west across the famous bridge over Lake Pend Oreille with two Boeing 737 fuselages in tow.

About 1 track mile west of the Soda Springs crossing the westbound auto begins its decent towards Roseville

BNSF 8026 makes the big turn left headed for Phoenix out of Ash Fork with a Phoenix bound z train in tow. The original A&P/ATSF transcon ROW is at the bottom of the frame..used until the Crookton ... (more)

A very late snow storm leaves a very light blanket of snow at and near the summit

During the late 90s/early 2000s I was obsessed with the sunset at Sandcut. Every April and October the sun would set perfectly over the rails, I would try to get a specific shot almost every year... (more)

First lighting shot for my return to Arizona. This was a tough one since it was still pretty bright out. Even at F/22 I had to use a shutter speed around 2 seconds, but I got a nice cluster of lig... (more)

UP 5049 leads a long intermodal train east on track #2 through Cienega Creek as it passes one of several ancient Saguaro's in this area

Just love the look of the rails with a fresh blanket of snow on them!