The clouds had let up a little bit; good thing, as this guy zoomed. He was lost to the west after this shot.

This guy was MOVING. Had to step back so that I didn't get blasted with sand and debris.

On their next to last run of the morning, Rio Tinto ES44ACis 9129, 9131 and 9130 head to the south end of the west track near Lambert, TX while undergoing validation testing.

Just an otherwise normal spring snowstorm to liven up an otherwise perfect day chasing Centennials on borrowed time. Normally on this bridge you would be able to see Cheyenne in the distance, but... (more)

Coming off the renovated portion of the CNW "Cowboy", about to turn north and head to the Powder River with empty coal hoppers, 2 CNW SD40-2s and 2 UP U30Cs poke in and out of typical-for-the-seas... (more)

Stumbled upon this while roaming around the Duluth area. Haven't a clue what train or why it was here, but the sun came out for a moment and I reacted accordingly.

Gotcha. Wanted to get an unfront coupled shot of one of these in BNSF for awhile.

Hordes of these Super 7s were stored at the old Clebune shops in the early 90s. Felt like spreading some dirt on those black trucks to add contrast! :-)

After sitting on the paint shop lead on a cold morning, MP 6030 with a GP18, another SD40 and a B23-7 are throttled up for movement to the servicing tracks.

For those who know the location (Cheyenne, WY; Crow Creek) and the railroad well (the UP in this photograph does not exist today), the caption is simple: "Hello, Sherman....next stop; Rawlins!". ... (more)

4 years old, the last unit in the SP GP38-2 series still looks almost new. This 4 unit set is shoving in the clear in advance of #2, the Sunset.

Big time Santa Fe! With Clovis in it's rear view, this guy has already accelerated to 60 mph, and is about to set throttle to idle for setting slight dynamics for the 40mph curve at Texico, which... (more)

On the north end of Settegast yard at Ley Road, Hub and Bub the twins head back north after tying on a cab for the HOKV. We didn't expect anything like these to come to Houston after the merger, ... (more)

Some smoke for the photographers, some due to Archer Hill, it makes for a nice show on an otherwise gloomy day.

Oh the memories!! My car was stuck in the mud from a snowdrift runoff just to the left of where I'm standing, when I heard the 'spatcher talk to this guy. Last shooting light of the day. Note: ... (more)