A Phoenix-Belen manifest cruises east on the Seligman Sub just east of Flagstaff.

On a cool Friday night in downtown Flagstaff, BNSF 8329 races past the Amtrak station as the rear DPU of a westbound freight.

As a westbound BNSF intermodal rolls towards Flagstaff, AZ, BNSF 7845 leads an eastbound intermodal out of town with Mount Elden in the background.

There's been a decent run of traffic on this spring morning and BNSF's version of a "short, fast train" comes dropping down the grade off the Arizona Divide behind one of those wild earl... (more)

Near the end of its career, Santa Fe Warbonnet F45 #92 goes solo with a short intermodal. This locomotive is now at the Illinois Railroad Museum.

During the time of the red & silver, train #199 was the hottest train on the Santa Fe system. Today, the 199 is still king of the rails. Now know as the North Bay Z9 on the BNSF, this train hauls ... (more)

The last seconds of sunlight shine brightly on the orange hood of the BNSF 3982 as it slowly battles the steep grade of the Arizona Divide. Only a couple of miles away from the 7,335' high summit,... (more)

ATSF 234 comes humming down the grade past the Cosnino Road crossing east of Flagstaff on a bluebird morning. Fuji Velvia.

A transcontinental Q train heads east on Santa Fe.

With three GE locomotives up front, and two more shoving the rear, a 100 car plus long unit ethanol train slowly grinds up the eastern slope of the Arizona Divide as it battles towards the 7,300' ... (more)

Superfleet FP45 97 leads a hot stack train through West Flagstaff. I think this train is evidence that that the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe are getting cozy with each other even in 1991. Not ... (more)

Here is classic Santa Fe train for you. Four locomotives, four locomotive times. SF30-C 9541 F40-C 5266 SD45-2 5806 and GP50 3827 on the eastern edge of Flagstaff heading westbound.

Over a mile of JB Hunt containers for Georgia make their way across BNSF's transcon through the southwestern state of Arizona. While the southwestern region of the transcon is known for its desert... (more)

A eastbound freight makes its way into Flagstaff

A high priority Z-train for Memphis, TN makes its way through the Coconino Forest in Flagstaff, Ariz. after a brief snow storm that dusted the mountain with a couple of inches of snow. Taken on th... (more)