CSX I187 at Mineral Springs with BNSF power

BNSF 7418 leads the Z-EAPCHI hotshot past the Fort Worth Central Amtrak/TRE station on a hot summer evening

BNSF 7418 (ES44DC) brings in one of the many sand trains that populate this yard.

BNSF 7418 leads the Q-RICALT at Sandcut, CA on Union Pacific's Mojave Sub.

A westbound BNSF grain train negotiates Lombard Canyon between Lombard and Toston, Montana, on the morning of June 27, 2016. This scenic canyon along the Missouri River is located on Montana Rail ... (more)

At 6:58 a.m. on July 2, 2016, an eastbound BNSF grain train curves past the towering cliffs above Lombard, Montana.

A BNSF Railway officer's special emerges from the Red Narrows of Spanish Fork Canyon in perfect sunny lit wedgie bliss • Oct. 1, 2015

After experiencing lengthy delays on the former WP at Burmester, BNSF Railway's Elko to Grand Junction officer's special glides through Center Garfield. The next stop will be for a crew change bet... (more)

A BNSF Railway officer's special tours former Rio Grande rails via UP trackage rights on Oct. 1, 2015.

A BNSF Railway officer's special tours former Rio Grande rails via UP trackage rights on Oct. 1, 2015.

The first eastbound BNSF Railway officer's special tours the former Rio Grande since trackage rights were granted after the UP-SP merger in 1996. Numerous westbound specials have traversed the rou... (more)

The setting sun and storm clouds combine to create colorful contrasts that surround BNSF 7418 at Sandcut.

Waiting at Sandcut for a fleet of Northbound trains, the sun drops below the clouds and illuminates the flanks of BNSF's Richmond, CA to Alliance, TX guaranteed intermodal train.

Eastbound auto's drop down off Ash Hill on a stormy afternoon along the old Santa Fe Needles District.

Cosnino Road just east of Flagstaff