A massive 150 car manifest struggles upgrade through the S-curves on the west side of Telocaset Hill in arid Eastern Oregon. In the distance, the Blue Mountains are obscured in haze from fires far... (more)

The sun is just off the horizon on a cool August morning as a westbound K train slowly winds its way through the twisting reverse curves above Pyles Creek on the steep descent of Telocaset Hill in... (more)

After waiting short of the crossovers here until a fueling track was ready at Hauser Yard, BNSF 7432 East is just getting pulling over the crest at Hauser Junction right as the sky is breaking, pr... (more)

As ominous clouds build to the east, a shiny H1 Dash 9 leads a colorful stack train through a seemingly endless succession of curves as it drops down the grade between Bluestem and Lamona in the w... (more)

In a scene that looks more like it's along the old ATSF through the Southwest, an eastbound Z train cruises through the scenic coulee country following Crab Creek between Marlin and Irby on BNSF's... (more)

A CREX leasing unit and an assortment of other locomotives lead an eastbound BNSF manifest up the north bank of the Columbia River and past the massive rock cliffs of the Wallula Gap just west of ... (more)

After being delayed several hours due to an engine failure, the dispatcher asked the CP 8856 North if they would like to just tie down at Dutton, a few miles south of where we were set up. Much to... (more)

Beneath the incredible backdrop of the Mission Mountains far to the east, a rare quartet of SD40-2's lead the westbound Night Gas through one of the few remaining locations with sunlight along the... (more)

While it may be an overdone location, being 12 years old while taking this picture, Marias Pass was more awesome than I could have ever imagined. Having just completed the long, slow climb from th... (more)

Good morning Sandpoint! As layers of morning fog slowly burn off above Lake Pend Oreille, an eastbound vehicle train thunders across the famous bridge over the lake, signalling the start of a beau... (more)

On a blistering summer afternoon in the Idaho Panhandle, a quintet of orange GE's lead a hot westbound Z train out of the scenic Kootenai River Gorge, just east of the beginning of double track at... (more)

Back in the days when matched sets of UP SD90's were common sight on the Washy, a southbound manifest emerges into a break in the clouds as it rolls across the massive Joso Bridge on a windy Septe... (more)

As morning clouds slowly clear, the northbound Coast Starlight navigates through the never-ending curves along the flanks of Mount Shasta between Hotlum and Andesite.

In the final minutes of sunlight, a pair of matching Warbonnet DPU's trail a westbound unit grain train as the train approaches the end of the Kootenai River Gorge. The head end of the train is al... (more)

On a surprisingly warm autumn morning, a shiny ES44DC leads an eastbound PASKCK down the 2.2% of Evaro Hill and across the massive Marent Gulch Trestle. The cars on the head end are empty Boeing p... (more)