A BNSF north bound manifest drifts down the Tehachapi grade through the curves in the Rowen siding area. The rear DPUs at the bottom are rolling out of the west leg of the horseshoe curve in Keene... (more)

The mosquitoes were out in force on this steamy summer afternoon by the San Joaquin river, as an east bound BNSF manifest quickly crosses the river with a CitiRail unit leading the way.

A north bound BNSF stack train quickly drifts it’s way down and out of the west end of the Caliente Canyon on a warm spring late afternoon.

Popping out of a cold winter morning fog on BNSF's mainline north of Fresno and crossing the San Joaquin River.

A cool, quiet morning alongside a mellow San Joaquin River, is suddenly awoken by the approach of an east bound BNSF stack train as it races across the river in the very early moments of a fall mo... (more)

A north bound BNSF intermodal slowly slithers it's way in to the Caliente Canyon in the early AM hours of a dry winter morning.

A loaded BNSF flatcar train heads south around the famed Tehachapi Loop on a cold winter morning.

Just an hour before the canyon is completely socked in by thick winter fog, the afternoon sun dimly lights the canyon floor and a BNSF south bound manifest quickly moving alongside the Caliente Cr... (more)

South bound BNSF manifest climbs the Tehachapi Loop during a break in a storm.

It is really hard to believe that this was enough power for a freight train along the Aurora Sub. Now days to find any train under 8,000 horse probably not too common, but back in 1997 a measly 4,... (more)

An empty coal train drop down grade out of Albia. the Ottumwa Sub mains are split here due to the grades in this area. The old way would not allow coal trains to take main #1 between Halpin and Ma... (more)

My 1st trip out to the Sand Hill of Nebraska was back in 2001. Guy would see tons and tons of MAC's leading coal trains. In 2018 now I get excited just to see a MAC leading any kind of train. The ... (more)

We were surprised how many white MAC's are out and running for the BNSF currently in August 2021. The BNSF has send quite a few of them back to leaser or scrape them. While most don't have PTC to ... (more)

Spring in the lower Tehachapi foothills.

A BNSF Transfer job is seen here doing some work at their yard in North Birmingham before delivering interchange to CSX at Boyles Yard