Montana Rail Link SD40 204 leads a BN coal train over the MRL.

I was heading home from work, driving across the tracks, and notice a green signal. I made a quick U turn, parked and got trackside. Fortuity the train didn't disappoint, a rebuild C44ACM in new p... (more)

The hottest train on the system in these parts. The Denver to Salt Lake Z train. Unfortunately 6916 isn't a DD40X on the UP roster. But it does have quite the history, and as one point was almost ... (more)

At the Nixon Power Plant. SP 6785 6840 7424 8361 unload a coal train, at a Colorado power plant. The picture really depicts how the Southern Pacific looked the last few years.

A Union Pacific, and a Conrail SD40-2, make their way across the plains of Wyoming on the Overland Route.

The second of back to back trains on the Lynndyl Sub. A rare sight these days. UP 5336 hauls a bare table around the big sweeper at the south end of Lakepoint.

UP 2565 with a whopper 228 car train. Three unit up front, two units mid train, and a DPU shoving on the rear. Three interesting loads of equipment near the front

When Chicago & North Western placed their order for C44-9W's. They decided to save a little money by ordering them without air conditioning. So soon as the temperatures got warm in the coal Fields... (more)

Ever so often, something very bad would happen on the Santa Fe transcon. The main would get blocked, and Santa Fe was forced to run it's hottest trains over the Union Pacific. It was an awesome tr... (more)

Back when they were brands new. Union Pacific SD70M's 4734 and 4733 make their way through Lakepoint, Utah. The Oquirrh Mountains have been layer with fresh snow over night. UP 4734, 7433 could po... (more)

One of the great things about the Santa Fe was the potential for variety in a lash up. This afternoon westbound doesn't disappoint. Lead by a B40-8W, F45 5963, SD45-2 5853, FP45 96, GP39-2, and a ... (more)

GMTX 2662 and RSSX 116 carefully shove a large string of tank car's, around the corner, up into Garfield yard.

Four B trucks lead by a GP60 have just departed Holbrook, Arizona.

With a sting of tank cars, used for hauling sulfuric acid. GMTX 2662, and RSSX 116 bring down a load train to interchange with Union Pacific.

Under turbulent skies. GP38's 724 and 665 pull there train out of the Chevron refinery.