The coldest day I ever railfanned was out on the BNSF Transcon near Marceline, Missouri. A long-awaited westbound stack train passed under highway 36 so I could run back to the warmth of the car.
Crawling through multiple curves, an eastbound BNSF stack train passes the west switch at Bealville while climbing California’s Tehachapi Pass on a warm March 2, 2016.
Westbound freight.
An eastbound BNSF intermodal train climbs toward the east end of Bealville on the pretty spring day of March 2, 2016, while climbing California’s famed Tehachapi Pass.
An eastbound Z train heads upgrade towards Summit, as their tail end can be seen on the left.
Train is about five miles as the crow flies from the photographer. One can see about the same distance down line the other direction as well. No such thing as one "sneaking up on you" in this neck... (more)
Regular Manifest Train from La Crosse, WI - Norfolk Southern Interchange. (Canon EOS20D, 300mm f/4.0L IS USM)
