Probably the most popular railfan spot along the entire Joint Line is located just above the cab of BNSF 9276. That little earthen hump allows shots of northbounds climbing up the Palmer Divide a... (more)

An extremely run-down CKRY 2199 rests on the siding in Grapevine. This ex-ATSF unit didn't look so tattered several months ago. Anyone know what's going on with this unit?

Another spectacular sunset is setting up as a manifest runs east from Minot toward the yard in Grand Forks on the Devil's Lake Sub...

Crew change time and another round of tourists load up in downtown Anchorage for a run north to McKinley. In addition to the usual named passenger trains that run on a daily basis during the summ... (more)

The daily Coastal Classic is on its return leg to Anchorage after spending the day in Seward. The shores of the Turnagain Arm, the railroad tracks, and the Seward Highway are in close proximity l... (more)

It's the Coastal Classic and it's breezing north through Portage!

I'd pay $3.11/gallon for gas to get a shot like this...and I did too. BNSF 8081 and NREX 8698 lead M-SUPMIN toward the Hwy 2 overpass across the endless fields of North Dakota...

Unexpected coal empty re-route seen thundering westbound around the curve in Arvilla.

The crew of the Pikes Peak Local kicks back on Main 1 as they wait for a northbound to clear off the single track portion of the Joint Line to their south. About the only standard cab-led train t... (more)

A trio of ex-BN vets brings the Minot, ND - Superior, WI manifest east into Emerado for a meet with light power. BNSF 7827 is sublettered 'Northtown.'

Idling without a crew at CP Watts as the day comes to a close. Taken with a Powershot SD1000. More info at Railroad: First Union Rail (FURX)
Locomotive: EMD SD40-2
Location: Dilworth, Minnesota, USA
Locomotive #: FURX 8101
Train ID: H-NTWLAU
Photo Date: January 19, 2008

The blurred mountains in the background and the trailing cars disappearing into the horizon are a testament to the strain it takes to lug coal down the Joint Line. Here UP 6866 leads a 3-2-1 powe... (more)

A pair of Geeps rest in front of the Alaska Railroad's diesel shop. These two Geeps were purchased new by the ARR, and even though they are only separated by two years, they do have their subtle ... (more)

In your fACe! A rare appearance by a Norfolk Southern ACe on the Joint Line as it steams south into Colorado Springs. We've been seeing an interesting mix of foreign power over the... (more)

BNSF 8104 blasts south through Merrifield. With the increase in HPT ratio required on this new H-train, the SD60 series may have been given a second lease on life in the northern plains region as... (more)