Having spent the morning switching the Swan Ranch Railroad interchange at Speer, WY BNSF's Swan Ranch local returns to town behind a pair of former BN SD40-2s. The train is approaching the old 'C&... (more)

Semaphores, code-lines, and the Chief...Not to much has changed at Chapelle, New Mexico over the decades. Sure the fabled 'Route of the Chiefs' is now owned by BNSF and the last Chief standing is ... (more)

If you've ever stood in amazement at the sight of an eastbound laboring out of Caliente, fighting for each mile through all the twists and turns, obtaining 700 feet in 6 rail miles to again come i... (more)

With the summit of Raton Pass nearly at hand Amtrak's westbound Southwest Chief rounds the famous curve at Wootton.

UP 5403 struggles up the eastern slope of Metrolink's Valley sub with the RVUSV, otherwise known as the Vulcan Rock train. The Vulcan rock train uses Metrolink's Valley Sub from CP Harold to Sun V... (more)

UP 1996 ready to depart Roseville after it's crew change... but wait, UP 1996 needs to pick up UP 1983 before it can depart.

North Star and semaphores… Under the watchful gaze of the North Star a pair of near century old Union Switch & Signal upper quadrant semaphores stand a silent guard along BNSF's Raton Subdivisio... (more)

Amtrak's Southwest Chief carefully glides through the switches as it backs out of LAUPT. The deadheading train set is heading over to Amtrak's 8th street coach yard for service, it would head out ... (more)

BNSFs "earthworm" heads westbound through Sandcut in the early morning light, with its standard 4x3x2 power set up. Lead by BNSF 4527 the "worm" has Microsoft Dash 9 4723 & former BN executive SD7... (more)

Heavily laden with lumber from the Pacific Northwest, Union Pacific's eastbound QRVWC begins its climb through the Tehachapi foothills at Ilmon, leaving the southern San Joaquin Valley behind. Aft... (more)

Sporting the legendary red & silver warbonnet, BNSF Dash 9 744 drops a westbound loaded vehicle train down into Caliente. The autoracks can be seen at two levels above the power showing just how m... (more)

Having finished serving customers in the Santa Clarita Valley, Union Pacific's Saugus Local hurries through San Fernando on their way back to Gemco yard. Originally Southern Pacific's 'Saugus line... (more)

With the lucky 7's GEVO leading the way, the IBRLCX hustles through Rosamond across from the old GLC plant (Great Lakes Carbon) south of town. The train is an extra section intermodal between Broo... (more)

Beginning its journey to Roper, UT westbound tonnage departs Union Pacific's Green River yard on a beautiful afternoon in southwestern Wyoming.

The deep labored roar from a brace of three modern Union Pacific motors echoes through the tall pines that line Donner's eastern slope at Eder as SD70ACe 8530 nears the Summit of the Donner grade ... (more)