After a drive through the old Southern Pacific Main line tunnels, Amtrak California Zephyr round the curve at Eder. The sound of two GE engines breaks the silence of Donner Pass.

Amtrak's westbound Southwest Chief is running over eight hours late due to hitting a vehicle just east of Trinidad, CO. As a result, this provided for some rare daylight mileage for Amtrak across ... (more)

The observation deck of the Golden Spike Tower Museum provides an excellent place to sit back and watch some great rail action. Bailey Yard, the largest yard in the world is the hub for the Union ... (more)

A pair of westbound trains make their way down the western slope of Goffs Hill as the first one approaches Cadiz and the second one clears the control point of Danby under a full moon sky.

BNSF 4704 pulls a 207 car long Barstow, CA to Galesburg, IL manifest through Kingman at dusk as it passes the refurbished train station. The train station service as a passenger stop for Amtrak tr... (more)

The hot, and short, Alliance, TX to Stockton, CA UPS train races out of Cherokee Canyon as it approaches the control point of Cherokee on a windy, winter afternoon. As traffic volumes increase, B... (more)

Three pumpkins lead this Clovis, NM to Long Beach, CA stack train out of the dark shadows of the cliffs of Kingman Canyon and around the curves into the sunlight as it heads west to Needles.

Looking down from the Lowell Observatory over down town Flagstaff, BNSF 7521 moves up the Arizona Divide.

The DPU of an eastbound empty grain shuttle helps its 100 car down the pass for Sparks, NV.

A late night B LACLAC waits for a stack train to over take it before continuing east to pick up baretables and bring them back to LA.

7,900 feet of train is being pulled through curves of Kingman Canyon as three GE locomotives hustle this San Bernardino, CA to Chicago, IL Z6 up the 1.5% grade.

With the sun setting over the hills of Crozier, BNSF's hot Los Angeles, CA to New York, NY Z9 charges back up to speed after exiting Crozier Canyon as it heads towards the summit of Yampai Hill.

After waiting for a coal train to come off of the South Morrill Sub, UP's North Platte, NE to Roper (Salt Lake City), UT manifest begins to notch up to speed as it'll make a night time run across ... (more)

With the rains stopping only for a few minutes, four units tackle the two percent grade of Cajon Pass. With 17,600 horsepower and only 3,700 tons in tow, this train still moves at snail speed as i... (more)

The Red Eye Ride With the average time of travel from LA to Barstow on the BNSF tracks is about five to six hours long; this crew has a long night ahead of them. They have been on duty sin... (more)