After running from Cadiz, this BNSF crew slowly makes its way into Barstow yard for a new crew that will take the train over Tehachapi Pass.

The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus train descends into Barstow area as it knocks down the signal at Dagget.

Three UP SD70M pull the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus train over Ash Hill in the Mojave Desert as it makes the journey to Fresno, CA for the circus' next show.

Recently General Electric Tier 4 Demonstrator unit is being tested along the BNSF's transcon. Here, GECX 2034 is in charge of a hot Los Angeles Z8 intermodal train through Peach Springs on a warm ... (more)

Recently, General Electric has been testing their new Tier 4 demonstrator units across BNSF's Transcon. On June 24th, GECX 2028 was being tested as a lead unit on a hot Los Angeles, CA to Willow S... (more)

After stopping for water, Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad's 2-8-2 steam locomotive #488 pulls the westbound Antonito to Chama passenger train over the summit of Cumbres Pass during a beautiful su... (more)

An eastbound loaded grain train slowly makes its way through Borie, Wyoming as it approaches the crew changing point of Cheyenne, Wyoming.

As the early morning light warms the nose of the UP 7952 as it pulls a Los Angeles Harbor (LAXT), CA to Global 3, IL extra intermodal train across the eastern end of the Laramie Subdivision. A ne... (more)

A pair of Norfolk Southern units pull a New York, NY to Los Angeles, CA intermodal train across the northern Arizona region. The NS power runs through from the NS on to the BNSF tracks. Usually, t... (more)

UP's KG1CI (Priority Intermodal from Global 1, IL to City of Industry, CA) slows down prior to entering Bailey Yard for a crew change as it crosses over the North Platte River.

BNSF 1567 pulls a short Palmer Lake local through Greenland, CO as it charges up the Palmer Divide; over 7,200 feet above sea level.

Smoke 'em A hot New York, NY to Los Angeles, CA Z9 starts to chug up to speed after being stopped at Baca to let a hotter train, the Willow Springs, IL to North Bay, CA Z9, over take it on ... (more)

All is quite in the small community of Valentine, AZ, till you hear the rumble of a BNSF train battle up the 1.42 percent grade. For nearly 30 minutes, you can hear the sounds of the locomotives r... (more)

Three pumpkins move a heavy junk train through Nelson Canyon as they descend down from Yampai Summit.

Battling up the 1.5 percent grade, a Los Angeles, CA to Memphis, TN intermodal train with two new ES44C4s begins to enter Crozier Canyon on a pleasant May evening.