Low snow brings a light layer of snowfall across Skull Valley as the VPHXELP led by BNSF 7353 travels east.
On the way home from Arizona driving backroads, the road just happened to lead us to train tracks with a mixed freight waiting for a green light near a ranch.
The Phoenix Z train pops out of the bowl at Skull Valley on the Peavine.
Trains meet on BNSF's "Peavine" line between Phoenix and Ash Fork as smoke from California wildfires linger menacingly on the horizon.