A slow shutter speed highlights the snow as it falls in the first light of the day

As the storm approaches Truckee.....

I caught the unit at several location, this is one of my favorites

A great day chasing this CNW unit, and it started here at Boca

At dusk BNSF 4749 passes the signal bridge as two trains are headed out of Bakersfield in the distance

After a derailment at Caliente, this very late z train is the first train to get a green signal, notice the solid warbonnet consist in the distant???

Eastbound at the horseshoe curve at Empirita

Sparklin clean 1st out at Irvington heading west.

As the rain falls in the distance and no train...signals provide the photo subject. Thats Picacho peak to the right. Looks like the ladder on the signal got a little torn up somehow.

Idiling away at Tucson yard

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

A crewmember changes the headlight before heading west. Notice the conductor relaxing through the window???

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)

The new crew waits for a westbound stack train to pass at Naviska

Very close nose shot.....train was stopped by the detector for "dragging equipment".