A day spent at Lakeside is often a day of lengthy pauses briefly punctuated by a passing train or maybe an off-roader. Only 4 trains had passed this day as the sun sank below the horizon, but a di... (more)

The prairies of Eastern Washington are littered with small concrete grain silos like this pair at Downs. As the sun sinks low in the sky on a late summer day, they stand guard over one last train,... (more)

Big Sky, Big Scenery. A loaded BNSF coal train swings through a short but narrow canyon at Bearmouth. MRL's 3rd Subdivision between Elliston and Missoula doesn't get nearly the railfan coverage th... (more)

MRL Helpers drift down Mullan Pass after shoving a coal train up the hill on what would be a quiet 4th of July along the MRL.

Loads from Savage roll along US Route 6 as they slow to change crews and pick up helpers at Helper.

Loads from Savage roll along US Route 6 as they get a run at the formidable grade of Soldier Summit.

BNSF's HVAWBAR leaps over the Willow Creek Trestle as it journeys south towards an eventual crew change at Bend. The bridge was actually constructed by a Union Pacific subsidiary, and the original... (more)

A brilliant summer morning finds the Craig local winding up Oak Creek Canyon as it begins its trek to the lonely outpost of Craig, CO. Back in 2011 I had a keen interest in the former Rio Grande c... (more)

Smoke from distant wildfires mingles with the rising sun as an eastbound stack train glides through E. Reverse and prepares to drop into the Snake River Valley. Signal Bridges and Codeline, which ... (more)

Westbound coal empties round a tight curve past one of many rugged rock formations in Glenwood Canyon, one of many incredible sights along the former DRGW.

Eastbound Manifest MWCNP winds through rugged terrain on the southern edge of Las Vegas. Wide angle views tell the true story here, that we are within eyesight of the Las Vegas strip. Telephoto vi... (more)

Nearing the summit of a tortuous 2.2% ascent of Cima Hill, this eastbound K-Line stacker diverts into the south siding at Cima to wait out opposing traffic.

This westbound UP manifest is dodging clouds as it rolls along the Pocatello Sub near the siding of Fossil. The interesting siding name likely has it's namesake in the nearby Fossil Butte National... (more)

Finally the Utah's helper is on the scene, smoking it up as the shove the final mile to Colton. Unfortunately, the gray ghost CEFX unit was on the west end of the set and most prominent in the pho... (more)

With the track ahead now clear of the UP Coal Train, it's the Utah's turn to ease up to Colton to cut out its helpers. In the amazing evening light, even the orange units look good on this train. ... (more)