GE ES44DC 7697 leads a set of five GE's west bound as it works uphill and into Flagstaff. The elevation here is around 6800 feet and the engines are working hard. It is late in the day and this is... (more)

Dash 9 4491 leads an eastbound through the BNSF Transcon switches for the Peavine Branch to Phoenix. The Branch is over a hundred years old and Phoenix 140 miles away. The branch was originally bu... (more)

This older ES44DC has just crossed Beaver St. and goes West to climb the last bit of hill before reaching the Arizona Divide at 7300 feet.

Heading into the setting sun and into Flagstaff. Dash-9 4748 will soon be in downtown Flagstaff. Traffic on the Transcon was very heavy this day. I never went more than 30 minutes between trains.

This is opening day at the top of the pass. The railroad begins the tourist season in Chama. There were lots of festivities before the start of the trip. The train runs from May 25th to October 2... (more)

Dash 9 5006 is already moving fast to exit the east end of the Winslow Yards.

The train is coming down hill and through the Caliente loop. Dash 9 4963 is headed west bound toward Bakersfield feed lots. With 17,000 tons of grain in the hoppers, the brakes are getting a worko... (more)

Black Hills train leaves that station and heads toward the first hill it will climb. I remember the engine making lots of noise and smoke as it went up the hill just outside of town.

A very fast moving East bound Pig train is led by Dash 9 5330. It was in the view finder for a fraction of a second and then gone. 5330 bypassed a halted Intermodal train led by5441. The cross ove... (more)

Mainly a lumber train and some tank cars climbing out of the sag just west of the Winslow yard. Winslow is crew change point. I-40 is in the background.

Nearing the end of the line at Keystone 110 is pulling the train toward the Keystone station. Yeah, the track maintenance could be a bit better.

A string of SD40-2s and a Dash 8, I think, coming upgrade at West Double AA. They were loud, noisy, with the high whine of the EMD turbocharger and I still remember that feeling to this day. They ... (more)

Dash 9 4942 leads an eastbound train at Bellmont, Arizona. The location is two miles from the Arizona divide. From the divide it is mostly down hill all the way to Chicago. Power will be taken off... (more)

A westbound manifest freight at sunset going to Portola, California for crew change. It will soon start the journey down the Feather River Canyon. After a rainy day, the skies have cleared with on... (more)

Dash 9 5219 is moving fast west bound out of West Doublea on the BNSF transcon. The location is 12 miles north of Ashfork Arizona.