Loaded Dirty Dirt heads west.

Screaming upgrade thru Helena National Forest this west-coast bound grainer crosses Austin creek. Helena National Forest has a large population of Grizzlies...just a reminder for us visitors to MR... (more)

A BNSF train rolls down Cajon Pass

A westbound intermodal train is running the Crozier Canyon.

A massive late spring storm covering several states temporarily gives a break to a few rays of sunshine as a westbound export coal train glides along the banks of Missouri River. This storm will b... (more)

A BNSF empty coal trains rolls wispily along the Missouri River towards Lombard. The canyon was the route of Lewis and clark as they explored the new Western Frontier, and now is a playground for... (more)

Foamer DK braves the sub-zero cold for a westbound at the Wayzata Depot.

A northbound manifest climbs through the great plains of central Montana on the BNSF Laurel Sub at daybreak.

Eastbound BNSF Stacks and TOFC load, wind through the Caliente Narrows towards the Caliente horseshoe curve and the start of the 2% grade to the top of the pass.

A relatively short but steep hike will get you this unique perspective of Palmer Lake. A northbound has just crested the summit at Palmer Lake while a loaded southbound sits in the Sag waiting for... (more)

From atop the bluff over looking Palmer Lake a spectacular view can be had in all directions. A northbound is about to crest the summit of the Palmer Divide and will soon be on the down hill side ... (more)

The Immensity Of It All- It's hard to describe the immense scope of the Powder River Basin operation without actually being their.. Big Country, Big Equipment- Huge sky flies over a set of Cordero... (more)

Standing guard over Helena are the Elk Mountains. These mountains made Helena one of the richest gold mining camps in the West during the last half of the 19th Century. No less magnificent, t... (more)

Mixed freight is holding main 2 a Z just passed going the same way and now going to cross from main 2 to 1 with a Z holding main 2 that he now is in the way!