A loaded BNSF Northbound grain load works hard up the east slope of Tehachapi Pass at the old SP location of Eric. This location once hosted a wye for turning helper power.

Empty coal buckets make their way over the top of the Palmer Divide in Palmer Lake, CO.

“Kootenai Zag-Zig” ~ Yup. I do manage to get out in “ideal” weather conditions from time-to-time as on this splendid May day this year. Looking north, I’m poised on a 400-foot east bank ... (more)

BNSF 6192 brings up the rear of a westbound coal train tucked into Heron, MT siding on Montana Rail Link. Soon a new crew would fire up the train and head it west to the BNSF at Hauser, ID.

A loaded coal train bound for the Pacific Northwest is seen tied down in the CTC-controlled siding at Heron, Montana. The freshly accumulated snow on the rails speaks to the fact that it's been he... (more)

I'm afraid he will need more than a switch broom after two feet of snow hit the Twin Ports this week.

A BNSF coal train rolls east along the Yellowstone River