Frozen puddles and leftover snow begin melting and low foggy clouds lift, as the sun parts the distant clouds. Here at Maine, A BNSF EMD charges uphill with a 4 unit autorack as the sun begins to ... (more)

Storms brew at Cienega Creek and the railroad sure needs to get things moving again quickly. I say that because, this shot is an uncommon EB power move on top track because the 3rd engine (a c40-8... (more)

Deep in the desert of Southern Arizona, an Eastbound autorack snakes through a double “S curve” in Cienega along Union Pacific’s Lordsburg Subdivision. On point is CN 8000 the 1st SD70M-2 cl... (more)

NS 1072 the Illinois Terminal Heritage unit makes its first trip ever out to California leading the UP KAILCX-18

Early morning action! Multiple trains pile up at East Darling with the dispatcher prioritizing the hotter Z's. Here, a Q train slows for the next signals at West Darling to let multiple Z train... (more)

A short UP local navigates through the tight S curves of a rare, snow covered, Cienega Creek.

The now truly endangered Searchlight Signals, show a restricted proceed aspect with a westbound approaching the siding switch. The clear night sky yields a vibrant Milky Way as dawn draws near.

An all foreign or "run through power" consist leads this Mira Loma, California bound Auto train on the Union Pacific Lordsburg Subdivision. Also worth mentioning, CREX 1321 was on the re... (more)

BNSF 7983 leads a hot shot Z train through Wickenburg Canyon on a beautiful winter morning.

UP 2718 and UP 9002 in fresh and clean paint fly through Blaisdell Arizona on a UP Passenger Train.

Two trains meet at Monolith in the last rays of light after a partly cloudy day. A cloud partially covers the mountain, with a low cloud hovering by lonesome.

Since everyone is posting photos of 1943 on the East side I wanted to share my photo of a 20 car special on Tehachapi Pass. Here is when we first caught it entering Tunnel 2 between Caliente and B... (more)

After waiting for 2 hours in the siding at Mohawk for 3 Westbound Z trains, UP 5091 finally blasts through Stoval just before the sunlight didn’t work as well. Still would like to redo this with... (more)

A beautiful clear morning in the open lands between Seligman and Yampai hill is greeted with fog at sunrise. At Audley here in this photo, an empty grain passes a Stack train, with the Fog beginni... (more)

SNOW IN SOUTHERN ARIZONA! A rare snow storm hit Southern Arizona on the first and 2nd day of January 2019! Here is one of my personal favorite captures, with the sun breaking through the clouds fo... (more)