After receiving a new crew in Cheyenne, BNSF's Q-ALTPTL (high priority intermodal from Alliance, TX to Portland, OR) races north towards Horse Creek, WY.
As the sun pops out of the clouds for a few minutes, BNSF 753 leads a solid warbonnet consist and a baretable west through the signals at West Flagstaff, AZ.
It's hard to believe that the scenery can change from trees and green, to desert and brown in the span of one control point. This quick change can be seen on the BNSF Seligman Subdivision out in D... (more)