I was able to attend the Last Day of the Pete Lerro Charter over Cumbres Pass on October 23, 2012. This gorgeous day was like having a time machine. There were a lot of very talented photographer... (more)
I was able to attend the Last Day of the Pete Lerro Charter over Cumbres Pass on October 23, 2012. The morning consist was a very authentic looking freight. Here the train climbs the 4% approachi... (more)
I was able to attend the Last Day of the Pete Lerro Charter over Cumbres Pass on October 23, 2012. The morning consist was a very authentic looking freight. Here the train climbs the 4% at Windy ... (more)
Charging up the 2.2% at Pritchard Creek. This box canyon is an amphitheater of mountain railroad action! The power is 2x5x1....Awesome!
The east slope of Encina Hill, also known as Hindman Hill is the final 2.2% grade out of the Snake River Valley. The heavy grade begins when the rails leave the course of the Burnt River and begi... (more)
It was near this spot that the settlers along the Oregon trail left the Snake River and began the tortuous climb for the the summit of the Burnt Mountains. It was also where one family met their d... (more)
Whats at the End of a Rainbow????.... Evidently BNSF9275 in a driving rain storm descending Mullan Pass as the rear DPU of an empty coal train. Who would have thought... lol :-)
The 2.2% grade here at Pritchard Creek is very evident. This mountain is the first of three major summits between Nampa and Hinkle. The complete soda ash train can be seen with mid and rear trai... (more)
The climb to Encina follows the Oregon trail very closely. It is hard or even impossible to imagine crossing this rugged terrain in a covered wagon. This was the first iron horse of the morning a... (more)
The Pritchard Creek Horseshoe is a truly spectacular railroad location. The climb for Encina begins at Huntington travels thru the Burnt River Canyon to Durkee. Near Durkee the steep 2.2% grade ... (more)
A BNSF stack train rolls along the Seattle waterfront. The massive grain elevator and Bulk freighter make an impressive backdrop....
The Ski Train powers thru the Flatirons on one of the most scenic climbs in the world....
A Montana morning along US 2......
A gorgeous October Canadian Morning. CP8636 strains to lift grain up the 1% Loop at Notch Hill, BC.
The shadows are very long as an Empty CP Grain train descends the Loop at Notch Hill. The train is running the "wrong way" on the new track generally used for westbound trains. The old steeper t... (more)
