The Slaton, TX to Barstow, CA manifest start to lose speed as gravity begins fight the 10,000 ton train during the climb up Yampai Hill. On the spur track, a lone well car sits bad ordered, waitin... (more)
On this beautiful morning, my wife and I have just arrived at the West Glacier Amtrak Station, labeled "Belton" for some reason, to catch the Empire Builder back to Minneapolis/St. Paul.... (more)
BNSF 6667 waits to proceed east at Ibis due to track work at Klinefelter.
A heavy Slaton, TX to Barstow, CA manifest notches up out of the sag near Williams with Mount Humphreys (12,637 FT) in the background.
BNSF 6667 west at W. Sandrini with the HPASBAR in tow.
Passing through the siding at Elmo on the Bakersfield Sub after meeting a westbound Amtrak.
Running along side Rt. 66, a BNSF stack train heads west to a crew change at Barstow.
Thank you BNSF...See that warbonnet behind that C4? Yeah, well it was leading the train till it got into Barstow. The "line up" showed it on the point and the C4 as the fourth unit. Well at least ... (more)
