UMBARGER TX Oct 8 1988 — Santa Fe SD45-2u 5824, SD45-2B 5514 and C30-7 8112 lead a TOFC train on the journey west to Clovis NM for refueling and a new crew. EMD built the unit in May 1972 and de... (more)

UMBARGER TX Jan 23 1984 — Santa Fe SD40-2 5163 holds the main with a TOFC train on the Transcon. My photo.

A westbound Z train temporarily breaks the winter tranquility of Umbarger, TX on its way to the West Coast

A supercell thunderstorm rages on across the Texas night sky as the flashes of lightning silhouette tall cement grain silos as a BNSF container train flashes east through Umbarger at milepost 581.... (more)

An eastbound intermodal train speeds across the Texas panhandle on BNSF's mainline as storm clouds gather. It's the first day of spring here in Tornado Alley. Railroad: BNSF Railway
Locomotive: GE C44-9W (Dash 9-44CW)
Location: Umbarger, Texas, USA
Locomotive #: BNSF 4781
Train ID: N/A
Photo Date: March 21, 2007

Chasing the sunshine- The sun has just crested above the horizon on a crisp early spring morning as a stack train heads west.

Rails shine in front of BNSF 7282 as it heads west moments before the sun pops up over the horizon.

A supercell rotates upon itself in a fury of lightning for hours on end as it makes it's way eastward throughout the night. It is amazing the such a power storm can be so tightly packaged that the... (more)

With the morning sun under their wheels and a plane streaking a trail across the morning sky, BNSF 7319 and Co. head west with a stack train.

A seriously underpowered Z train (they were making 40 tops on high greens) rounds the curve out of CP McCracken headed west for a crew change at Clovis, NM

One of the few remaining H1 Dash 9's leads this westbound Z in the evening sun.

A rare set of power leads this BNSF vehicle train westbound in the last light of the day. You can see the long shadows the autoracks are casting in the field to the right. To make things worse, th... (more)

The westbound Z is negotiating a hogback as it heads into the sun. In just a few minutes, it will meet a Unit train right in front of me.

Coal trains are my favorite subjects to shoot in the late evening light as they lend themselves very beautifully for a shot. Here, a silver snake rides through a dip in the late evening light as i... (more)