A neat power combination typical of the early post-merger years has SD75M 217 leading GP30u 2420 and B30-7B 4096 on an eastbound manifest near Laguna, NM. Fuji Astia.

Double Headed Steam run to Grand Canyon South Rim

BNSF's Alliance, TX to Stockton, CA high priority intermodal train descends down the 1.7% grade into Kingman Canyon as the four GE motors have no issue holding the weight back of this light train ... (more)

A high-wide movement train (J-train) from Houston, TX to Boron, CA, made up of two large gas turbines, makes its way through Kingman, AZ with BNSF No. 5082 in the lead. Two heavy duty depressed ce... (more)

A high-wide movement train (J-train) from Houston, TX to Boron, CA, made up of two large gas turbines, makes its way through Kingman, AZ with BNSF No. 5082 in the lead. Two heavy duty depressed ce... (more)

UP 5831 crests the grade at Raso after a long pull from Bowie.

UP 6892 West fighting upgrade through Mescal, AZ.

UP 6379 West prepares to enter the small town of Wellton, AZ with grain loads in tow bound for the Roll Feedlot.

UP 1983 West departing Bowie after a quick crew swap.

FXE 4032 South through Amado Arizona

UP 3079 West downgrade with grain loads in tow

UP 5768 West upgrade through Chamiso, AZ

Eastbounds could be heard for a long time as they climbed over the Arizona Divide approaching Maine, AZ. Here the 841 leads a Santa Fe GP 60, Dash9 and an NS SD40, ready to sail down the long desc... (more)

Here comes Santa Fe 613 westbound at the end of the Crookton Cut-off that tied in with the original mainline via Ash Fork right here. The snow-capped peaks of the Arizona Divide loom in the distan... (more)

A little loud but a nice paint job when clean. Photo by Dick Campbell. From my collection.