A north bound BNSF intermodal twists it’s way through the emerald hillsides around the Caliente area on a beautiful spring day. It’s unbelievable to see the UP right of way from up here, twist... (more)

It's all business for this BNSF stack train working south, as 3 GE locomotives, facing elephant style, charge quickly up grade through Bealville under a drama filled sky. It's mid December and the... (more)

A south bound BNSF manifest climbs its way up and out of tunnel 2 and through the curves of the north end of Bealville siding in the early afternoon hours of a spring day.

Deep within the trees of the Sierra foothills, faded armour yellow and warn out UP wings catch the last rays of afternoon sunlight as an east bound manifest, bound for Roper, UT, blasts out of a t... (more)

On a cold January morning, from above Keene, CA's horseshoe curve, an extra length BNSF manifest climbs the grade south, wrapping around the curve, as central valley fog can be seen hovering over ... (more)

A BNSF auto rack train begins to snake its way up through the emerald coated Caliente canyon, splitting the tunnel 1/2 site, on a stormy winter afternoon that would produce traces of snow, falling... (more)

Crossing the San Joaquin river near Fresno, CA.

Under a partially lit Milky Way above, the slow progress of a BNSF intermodal working south up from Tunnel 1 to Bealville is seen in this 14 minute exposure. The train works up through tunnel 2, a... (more)

Coyotes howl throughout the hills around the secluded railroad location of Cliff, while the quiet chirp of crickets is silenced by the approaching horn of a BNSF manifest. Moments later, the roar ... (more)

UP manifest climbing the emerald hills of the Tehachapi foothills around Allard in late afternoon light.

A north bound BNSF manifest, carrying mostly empties, slowly slithers its way down through the curves of Cable and toward the first bottle neck section of track, between the switches of north Cabl... (more)

On a cool spring Tehachapi night, under the near full moon, the motion blur of a south bound BNSF intermodal moves along through the curves and up the grade between tunnels 1 and 2. The light of a... (more)

On a wet, muggy spring morning, a south bound BNSF manifest rounds the horseshoe curve in Caliente, CA on the climb for the summit in Tehachapi, CA.

Following closely behind a crawling BNSF stack train, exiting tunnel 5 to the right, is another BNSF intermodal moments from entering tunnel 2 on this stormy afternoon in the Tehachapi's.

Amtrak #6 rounds the curve in Alta, CA on a warm summer afternoon.