NS 217 comes into Ada, Wv with a BNSF trio. Just ahead is Bluefield yard.

In some great morning light for a westbound, NS 217 heads west through Oakvale, Wv with a BNSF SD75M on point.

Hotshot intermodal NS 217 rushes west through Narrows, Va with some solid BNSF power.

The BNSF SD75M's are back on NS 217 once again. This time under sunny skies. The first shot of the chase is in Shawsville, Va at "John Farm". This is a great spot that favors a morning w... (more)

CSX K622 ethanol loads (Chicago IL - Philadelphia PA) passes the New York Central Railroad coaling towers. The NYC 4 track mainline once went in the direction to the left through the city of Syra... (more)

A Burlington Northern Santa Fe coal train powered by a trio of EMD SD70MACs, No. 9864 in Heritage II colors and Nos. 9563 and 9697 still in Burlington Northern Grinstein paint, heads south out of ... (more)

A westbound manifest is coming off the Missouri River bridge near Florissant, Missouri.

BNSF 5368 leads a Dash9 and SD75M in native colors on an eastbound manifest climbing the grade to Soldier Summit as it passes the west end of Gilluly on a summer morning.

BNSF 743 and 779 in their native colors come drifting into Galesburg, IL on one of those crisp October mornings. You knew this was the "Q" from the distinctive signal system, yet changes... (more)

An east bound empty grain train meets a west bound loaded grain train just east of Grizzly. In the background is Marias Pass highlighted by Summit Mountain and Calf Robe Mountain.

BNSF 9745 leads empty hoppers west between Anselmo and Lin Scott, NE. The second unit, 9647, is the infamous and much maligned BNSF experimental scheme that was an attempt to combine the executive... (more)

Taconite pellets hit the Casco main at Kelly Lake just out of the yard.

Literally coming 'round the mountain, BNSF 9844 with a westbound manifest negotiates the tight curve at Windy Point as it threads its way down the grade toward the Flathead River valley on the for... (more)

Out in the vast Mojave Desert on a late winter's day, this interesting westbound manifest came struggling up Ash Hill with a roundhouse full of power: Dash9s in BNSF and righteous Santa Fe marking... (more)

The solitude at Canyon Diablo is almost palpable - an entity that is at once overwhelming and eminently soothing. Only the rush of the wind disturbs the silence for awhile - until a thin silver li... (more)