An eastbound BNSF manifest is coiled around Arnold Loop, descending Union Pacific's Silver Zone Pass in eastern Nevada. This train is running from Stockton CA to Denver CO on trackage rights gran... (more)

An eastbound BNSF manifest crests Union Pacific's Silver Zone Pass in eastern Nevada. This train is running from Stockton CA to Denver CO on trackage rights granted to the BNSF as a condition of ... (more)

In the early days of the Burlington Northern, Eola Yard became a parking lot for eastbound trains waiting for clearance for the final 30 miles to Cicero Yard. Here we have SD45 6449 on train #66 ... (more)

A classic quartet of 20 cylinder locomotives highballs train #97 westbound beneath the EJ&E bridge. Two of the '45s wear the Big Sky Blue scheme of predecessor Great Northern. I wish I had taken... (more)

Four SD45/45-2s grind uphill around the top of Tehachapi loop with an eastbound sulphur train.

All running elephant style, two Kodachromes and three Santa Fe F45s lead a westbound intermodal through the curves west of Keene.

Even though the BN merger was two years old, it's mostly a CB&Q event as an eastbound train completes its work at Eola and departs for Cicero Yard in Chicago. The lead unit was purchased by the B... (more)

Already 11 years ago, a westbound manifest has crested Tennessee Pass and begins the 3% descent to Minturn. The snow-capped Collegiate Peaks provide a wintery backdrop on this late spring day. I... (more)

A northbound unit coal train clears the home signal at Deval, headed for a Wisconsin utility plant . The train originated on the BN in Wyoming, and this contract was later lost to the UP.

After cutting off from the train outside town, #2's power runs light into Merrillan to switch the CNW interchange.

Six units pull an eastbound manifest from the Twin Cities toward Chicago. There are two ex-Great Northern F45s in the consist, plus three locomotives inherited from the Burlington.

Four GB&W Alcos roll train #2 eastbound across the Trempealeau river at Blair, Wisconsin on a cold and clear December morning. This would be the last winter of operation for the Alcos, and it wa... (more)

A pair of spotless flares leads a southbound train into the early morning sun at Burlington. The lead unit was the highest numbered SD45 on the WC's roster, and began its life as Frisco #930.

The SP takes an ocean cruise...A westbound SP train is detouring on UP's ex-Western Pacific route just west of Salt Lake City. Back in the mid-eighties, high lake levels all but shut down SP's ow... (more)

A pair of ex-Santa Fe F45s leads a short manifest northbound at Midway. This was the last train in a fleet of five northbounds on this late Spring afternoon. Thankfully, the rain held off long e... (more)