An eastbound BNSF manifest shirts the Columbia River Gorge as it approaches Wishram on a beautiful Spring morning.

An eastbound BNSF coal drag with a cut of mixed traffic on the head end crosses the Columbia River at Rock Island.

We made it all the way out to Alliance on our adventure. Unfortunately the Sand Hills Sub wasn't so nice to us. Only 1 eastbound tram left Alliance on Tuesday morning and the dispatcher stuck him ... (more)

A Pasco to Barstow freight train takes the super long way around the country. The train is seen here in Nebraska approaching Lincoln in 40 miles. The BNSF Gateway Subdivision between Stockton, CA,... (more)

This bridge was built in 1927 and replaced the original combination roadway/single-track bridge completed in 1887. The bridge is owned by the BNSF and logs around 2,000 openings a year. The bridg... (more)

The scenic route of the North Coast Limited remains out of use, but not abandoned, as seen in this view where it passes under I-15 in Butte, MT. Perhaps when BNSF acquires MRL they will consider p... (more)

Fresh snow covers the summit of Yampai Hill for the first time of 2022. Here, a 10,000 ft Denver, CO to San Bernardino, CA Q-train slowly crest the grade while the crew tries to race to meet the d... (more)

On the morning of July 3, 2020, BNSF’s Denver to Laurel freight enters Himes Canyon just north of Himes, Wyoming. Himes Canyon is located between the sidings of Himes and Kane along the Bighorn ... (more)

Spring in the lower Tehachapi foothills.

A westbound Burlington Northern Santa Fe freight train climbs the steep grade of Raton Pass at Wootton, Colorado, on February 26, 1999, led by GE C40-8W No. 911 still in Santa Fe’s famous warbon... (more)

The Great Divide
The first warm glow of a January sunrise under the Great Divide in full Alpenglow softly illuminate a venerable Warbonnet warrior at East Portal, CO

Due to roads being closed leaving no access to Marias Pass overnight, BNSF had to use their "Snow Coach" to transport crews through the mountains. Here the train is seen in morning light... (more)

It’s in the very early days of Burlington Northern Santa Fe as train 14 heads east through the snow at Grizzly, Montana, on February 28, 1997. The railroad still looks like the Burlington Northe... (more)

Circus Act
A business devoted to derelict carnival equipment, Wisdom Rides leftovers riddle the area surrounding the ancient Merino elevator gracing the mainline which sees 20 coal ... (more)

A quartet of brand-new Burlington Northern Santa Fe “Heritage I” GE C44-9Ws power a westbound grain train out of Shed 10.7 east of Java, Montana, while descending Marias Pass on the afternoon ... (more)