Red Bluff & Pony This branch line constructed by the Butte Short Line, was built to haul precious metals out of mines near Pony and Red Bluff. Like many western railroad/mining ventures th... (more)
The Big Hill! The name originally given the "Big Hill" was the original 4.5% eastbound grade out of Field, BC, that directly assaulted the Continental Divide, while a better solu... (more)
Run-8 with SD9s! Hard to believe a 66 year old locomotive is still lugging tonnage up 1% grades in blistering heat, but in Washington State this happens 5 days a week. The Columbia Basin r... (more)
Bealville, California A southbound BNSF manifest leaves Bealville, throttled up for the climb up the 2.2%+ grade ahead. The train has just met the Southbound stack train that can be seen ... (more)
Steamy in Arkansas The morning Arkansas & Missouri job serving Van Buren run back south across the Arkansas River lift bridge towards the yard at Fort Smith. Thick foliage make this look s... (more)