An empty BNSF ballast train has just met the Southwest Chief at the summit of Raton Pass and cruises eastbound toward Trinidad.

No. 3 climbs the Colorado side of the pass and ducts underneath the classic ATSF signal bridge. Believe it or not, the crew encountered an approach signal here as an empty BNSF ballast train was ... (more)

No. 3 encounters the first set of semaphores on its westward run just south of Springer, NM as a brief snow shower comes to an end.

153 has just made a pickup at Hayne Yard in Spartanburg and is at tonnage for the 3 SD60's and SD70 that make up today's consist. The train hits a short dip on the upgrade as they pass under the ... (more)

118 tied down on track 2 due to 153 switching Hayne Yard at Spartanburg, and the crew taxied to 153 to bring it south to Greenville. P76 was stuck behind 153 but is now on the move with loads for... (more)

P86 returns to Hayne Yard after switching BASF in White Stone. Both cars were used as spacers for the hazardous cargo.

M54 passes under a condemned bridge just north of Spartanburg on the Piedmont Division.

154 rounds the curve south of the Spartanburg Amtrak station and passes the upstate's version of Charleston's "Rainbow Row". The damage from recent heavy winds and possible tornado is e... (more)

P74 heads through the wye at CP Works near Greer, SC. The train is heading south down the lead to the massive BMW production facility, where they will run around their train while avoiding the co... (more)

751 has just got the whole train of empties from Allen Steam Station in Belmont up to speed as they hit track 2 northbound at Paw Creek. Just over 2 years earlier, these empties would have headed... (more)

Morning breaks over Lake Hartwell and the SC/GA state line as the Monongahela heritage unit greats the fishermen and bears down for the grade up the north Georgia mountains.

These two Alcos come to the end of their circuitous tour of South Carolina, which began near Columbia at Cayce. Several days and CSX trains later, they made it to the Greenville and Western earli... (more)

The Pickens has just picked up the two Alcos from the Greenville and Western and tows them a couple of miles to the siding at Docheno.

The eastbound Belton job crosses Broadway Creek at a leisurely pace.

The A&R crew picked up a car at the farm supply center east of Raeford and took a quick break for a snack at Dundarrach on the way to Fayetteville.