BNSF Officer Special train O-THDTHD2-01A, which originated in Thenard (near the Port of Los Angeles) and is returning after turning at Barstow is heading back to Thenard. The train is about to cr... (more)

Yesterday, the Beach ... Today, the Desert!

Rounding the iconic curve leading to Cajon Pass' Summit is BNSF Officer Special train O-THDTHD2-01A, which originated in Thenar... (more)

Today, the Beach ... Tomorrow, the Desert!

Making the 129 mile (207.6 km) trip from Los Angeles to San Diego is BNSF Officer Special O-LACSDG2-30. Running over 15 hours... (more)

Running over 15 hours behind schdule, BNSF Officer Train O-TOPLAC8-26A is now within 40 miles of its destination, Los Angeles. This train, consisting of ES44C4 8173 and 10 business cars, originat... (more)

The Los Angeles-Chicago Z8 charges east downhill towards Amboy.

A BNSF manifest freight approaches Riverbank Yard in California.

Tucked into the small yard in Victorville is a local with BNSF ES44C4 8173 (and another GEVO) for power. (Victorville, California – February 15, 2024)

North bound manifest with a nice mix of power.

A BNSF grain train heads south past Fountain City, WI and bluffs near lock and dam no. 5 headed toward La Crosse, WI and beyond.

A BNSF freight hustles northwest toward St. Paul/Minneapolis below the bluffs at Nelson, WI racing the setting sun.

Roadswitcher BNSF Train R PWR4503 23I waits in the clear at Sand Creek on the BNSF Brush Sub. while BNSF Train Z CHIDEN7 22A sneaks past into town under a double rainbow. The Z Train was the firs... (more)

BNSF 8173 leads an eastbound oil empty under a soon to be dismantled ATSF signal bridge at La Plata, Missouri on BNSF's former ATSF Marceline Sub. An hour in a half after I shot this photo, BNSF M... (more)