The unmistakable roar of a laboring eastbound pierces the cool mountain air and raises towards the heavens as BNSF 7620 lumbers up Union Pacific's Mojave Subdivision between Rowen and Woodford, a ... (more)

The heart of the Santa Fe still beats strong, case in point this view of BNSF 133 & 146 working the Fullerton local. To top it off ATSF CE-11 999795 (shoving platform) is tacked on the rear end as... (more)

Welcome to California UP 1996. The Southern Pacific heritage ACe has just crossed the Colorado river as it rolls through the California side of Yuma. The 6 car special is on its way to Portland, O... (more)

With the dynamic brakes howling, UP 1995 and 8714 (rear DPU out of view) ease a lengthy ILBOA-29 into Caliente. UP 1995 has just passed through "downtown" Caliente and is heading for the Caliente ... (more)

UP 1996 blasts out of the Big Hole at Norden with its 3 car special heading for Fresno, CA. The consist includes UP 1996, UPP 5483, UPP 7015, & UPP 114.

Benefitting from the efforts of Union Pacific's snow fighters, who had just carved a path through the snow belt, Amtrak 5 carefully slips down the western slope of the Sierra at Troy.

Leaving the wide open Tehachapi Valley the rails of Union Pacific's Mojave Subdivision trades positions with the Tehachapi Creek before coming to ride above the creek's southern bank as the two, a... (more)

With a colorful consist up front and a threatening sky overhead westbound tonnage departs Green River, passing the old Green River depot.

Under the light of a full moon the double stacked containers on BNSF 7515 west conform to an S curve west of Ludlow, CA on BNSF's Needles Subdivision.

Santa Fe 3751 rumbles into the Los Angeles Union Passenger terminal for display along with Amtrak's 40th anniversary train. 3751's crew has the 3751 dressed up in her holiday best.

Awaiting its turn on the single main beyond Cable, the ILBOAX holds at the Cable X-over as it meets the first of two eastbounds before the dispatcher will again have it headed west. At the time th... (more)

Having just topped the summit of Peru Hill an eastbound Union Pacific shooter coasts downgrade into Green River, WY. A trio of EMD SD70AHs make up the headend consist; UP 8888-8883-8944.

With the Swan Ranch Industrial Complex in the background westbound tonnage follows a trio of EMDs into the big curve at Speer, WY. Speer is the junction between Union Pacific's cross-country Overl... (more)

Soon after UP 7383 rolls off the Switch 9-Shed 10 single track portion, UP 7667 is given the green light to head down the hill, seen here at Shed 10.

Amtrak 161 leads train #11 (13) out of Tunnel 5 and up the Tehachapi's at Cliff.