BNSF 5226 rolls south by one of the most trespassed locations along the Joint Line. Instead of taking the walkway along Woodmen Rd over the tracks to get to the Santa Fe Trail, many will just wal... (more)

These three DPUs bringing up the rear of a Seward-bound coal drag have been mainly window dressing for the majority of the trip out of Anchorage as the line to this point is pretty much eastern No... (more)

ARR 4006 leads a 5000' freight train south near Portage on its way to Seward and an awaiting barge. Hard to beat the Alaska Railroad in the wintertime!

BNSF 8222 on the point of westbound MERC empties in Carlton waiting for a new crew. The Eight Triple Two probably has the sharpest-looking Warbonnet scheme left running the rails today. The seco... (more)

The Drayton Local slips under the UND Hamster Tube behind a straight up GP38 after a long day of work up north. Go Sioux!

Underway again after getting a fresh crew, the thrice-weekly Superior - Minot manifest accelrates west with a photogenic SD75M on the point.

I got my Christmas present a day late as two SD40-2s lead the Pikes Peak Local south through Colorado Springs literally minutes after a clearing line pushed to the east bathing this scene in sunli... (more)

The Winnipeg Turn (also known as the Noyes Local) leaves North Dakota and enters Minnesota on a bitter cold morning behind a trio of H1 Geeps. Temps were -18°F with wind chills down to about -47... (more)

A southbound manifest rolls through the S-curves south of Monument with the unique Yellow-Swoosh'd BNSF 7695 second out.

A Loram rail grinder grinds its way south through Monument.

A northbound BNSF manifest rolls downgrade out of Palmer Lake with a couple of visitors to the front range, one of which remains in unusually brilliant blue. The paint on Conrail's C40-8Ws was kn... (more)

Classic EMD Warbonnet coal power leads a couple of new comers on this northbound MERC coal re-route as it crosses over the drainage ditch at MP 97 on a pleasant summer evening.

Ex-ATSF GP9u and a pollutin' ex-BN GP39M lead the Mayville Local west to switch some rock cars on the DL and Mayville Subs.

Fresh up the hill, DMIR 406 pulls a load of limestone into the yard while DMIR 215 spots cars on a beautiful Spring evening. In the background, a trio of EMDs prepares to run down the hill with a... (more)

The Coastal Classic breezes into the beautiful scenery of Portage on its was north toward its home in Anchorage. Things can change very quickly and dramatically in Alaska. While this Spring was ... (more)