After washing my truck in Ashcroft from a muddy day on 4x4 roads, I decided to head west of town to watch the setting sun between the Thunderstorms. After a few minutes the rumble of a eastbound... (more)

A fairly clean SD70Ace BNSF8468 leads a westbound coal load up the 1%+ grade of Winston Hill. The coal train is destined for the Super Port of Robert's Bank, BC. The port is one of the only in No... (more)

BNSF5141 exits Sheep Canyon along the banks of the Little Big Horn River. The narrow defile cuts thru sheep mountain and makes a easy and spectacular passage thru the mountain. The head end of th... (more)

Converse Junction sits near the bottom of Logan Hill, in Wyoming's Powder River Basin. The tracks on the left of the photo reach into the Belle Ayer Mine. Belle Ayr opened in 1972 and is the oldes... (more)

UP5607 is loosing the race with the setting sun as it climbs the 1% grade of Logan Hill. The 4 track joint UP-BNSF mainline is not as busy as it once was, but there is still plenty of traffic. The... (more)

A Canadian National westbound pulls over the Thompson River in the scenic Black Canyon. On the opposite side of the river a CP empty grain train heads east. The CN train is led by a single new Tie... (more)

This area is known as South Draw deep in Tunnel District of Rio Grande's Moffat Road. The natural horseshoe of South Draw is used by the railroad to gain elevation on the climb to the Continental... (more)

A westbound Potash empty skirts South Boulder Creek. The head-end is exiting the canyon on a tight 10 degree curve, while the cars east of Tunnel 29 round a 12 degree horseshoe. All these curves c... (more)

Canadian Pacific was first thru Black Canyon on the tracks across the Thompson River. The CP originally skirted this difficult outcropping with a temporary trestle and rail bed . The original tres... (more)

Pavilion Mountain Grade . The former BC Rail climbs from Lillooet to Kelly Lake on one the longest grades in North America. The grade thru these S-curves is 1.57%, after adding resistance ... (more)

Fountain and the Land Slide. The former BC Rail clings to the side of the cliffs above the mighty Fraser River. The small village is Fountain, part of a Native Indian Reserve along what wa... (more)

This westbound manifest climbs up the grade thru the Gooseneck Curves. The train had stalled out on the climb for Soldier Summit, so a 3 unit manned helper was added to the head-end to get the t... (more)

BNSF 5755 leads a westbound unit-sand train bound for the expanding oil field facility in Wellington, Utah. The 79 car 11,000+ ton train has the assistance of two DPUs on the rear (SD70ACE+Citra... (more)

Canadian National train 570 turns out of a 12 degree curve that flanks the approach to the Fraser River Bridge. The train is about a mile from a crew change, at Lillooet, BC. The bridge was buil... (more)

A CP potash train curls along the bluffs of the Thompson River. This section of railroad is a mixture of agriculture and the Wild West. A truly fantastic area to railfan!