With the sun just off the horizon, a Portland-bound Z train enters the Wallula Gap along the Columbia River near Yellepit siding.

Just before sunrise on the morning after Winterail 2016, a westbound stack train streaks past Multnomah Falls in the depths of the Columbia River Gorge. The upper falls, visible on the sheer cliff... (more)

At last light, an intermodal train eases up to the east switch of Ramsey to wait for a westbound manifest to roll past on the last few miles until the crew change at Hauser.

On a scorching afternoon in Northern California, a northbound Z train headed for Portland, Oregon crosses the Salt Creek Bridge over a completely dried up arm of Lake Shasta, evidence of the sever... (more)

A westbound unit grain train heads along the shores of Lake Pend Oreille near Trestle Creek, Idaho at the end of a late winter day.

As the morning shadows recede from the depths of the Belt Creek Valley, BNSF's daily Laurel-Shelby manifest is easing up to the south switch of Armington siding in preparation for a meet with its ... (more)

On a brisk autumn afternoon, a typical mix of power for the Can-Am Corridor leads a southbound manifest past the gravel pit at Clagstone.

Despite most weather forecasts saying otherwise, January 2nd was a crystal clear day in the Idaho Panhandle. On this spectacular day, a westbound unit grain train rumbles across the Pack River Fil... (more)

Fall colors are just beginning to show in Pelican Canyon as a hot westbound Z train digs into the foot of the grueling 2.2% climb to Kamela on a beautiful October day in Oregon's Blue Mountains.

A short eastbound Z blasts through the dry powder at the east switch of Ramsey as a chilly November day draws to a close. The crew is just a few minutes into a long mostly nocturnal trip to Whitef... (more)

A colorful stack train winds downgrade through Cruzatte siding, deep in the Oregon Cascades.

From a precarious perch above Tunnel 15 deep in the Oregon Cascades, a friend and I beheld the sights and especially the sounds of railroading on the ex-SP Cascades Crossing. We listened to three ... (more)

My first visit to Tehachapi Pass was all I could have hoped for: Nonstop traffic and crystal clear skies all day! Late on the evening of the summer solstice, a northbound Z train is descending thr... (more)

A trio of H3 ES44's race eastbound with a colorful stack train across the massive fill at Granite on a crystal clear May morning.

BNSF's Low Line job crosses the Snake River near Burbank, WA on its way south toward Wallula. After switching the massive Paper Mill at Wallula, the train will begin its trek east on UP's Ayer Sub... (more)