I remember it like it was yesterday. I had finally gotten to Crawford Hill and there was one shot I really wanted. A friend and I were perched on the hillside looking at a dead railroad, eastbou... (more)

An eastbound BNSF manifest climbs up Crawford Hill, west of Belmont, NE on Sept. 10, 2000, led by ATSF CW44-9 No. 626.

A BNSF searchlight signal stands guard at Morris, KS as the sun rose and the fog lifted on Oct. 18, 1999.

An eastbound BNSF unit coal train grinds up Crawford Hill, west of Belmont, NE, on Sept. 10, 2000, led by SD70MACs No's. 9974 and 9411.

A BNSF light helper set drops downgrade at Belmont, NE on Sept. 10, 2000, after shoving a unit coal train up Crawford Hill. There were three helps sets in use at the time, two with four SD40-2s a... (more)

An eastbound BNSF unit coal train was rounding a curve east of Antioch, NE on Sept. 10, 2000, led by SD70MAC No. 9550.

An eastbound (geographical south) UP unit coal train was slowly climbing upgrade at East Coal Creek, WY on Sept. 22, 1995, led by UP C40-8 No. 9243.

An eastbound (geographical south) UP unit coal train east of Bill, WY on Sept. 21, 1995, led by CNW CW44-9 No. 8643.

An eastbound (geographical south) unit coal train was grinding up Logan Hill at Logan, WY on Sept. 21, 1995 with an assortment of motive power. A third track had been laid, but not yet ballasted.... (more)

One of the reason for the 1995 trip to the Powder River Basin was to try to get CNW power before it was patched or repainted. Thankfully, to a large degree, it worked. Most trains had CNW leader... (more)

Back in 1995, much of the track west of Reno Junction on the Orin Subdivision was still single track. Work was in progress to double track many sections, but had not been completed. Trains would... (more)

A UP empty unit coal train proceeds around the loop to begin loading its train at Cordero Mine in Haire, WY on Sept. 21, 1995 as a loaded Wisconsin Power train speeds by heading east (geographical... (more)

SCL Bicentennial U36B No. 1776 was leading southbound No. 109 out of Acca Yard in Richmond, VA on Oct. 23, 1973. No. 109 was a hot Potomac Yard-Waycross manifest that operated via the former ACL.... (more)

SCL U36B No. 1764 leads southbound manifest No. 105 past North Station in Petersburg, VA on Feb. 26, 1972. No. 105 was a "maid-of-all-work" train that usually left Acca Yard in Richmond in the mi... (more)

We were at Haire, WY on the morning of Sept. 21, 1995. I guess is is best to go from left to right. A westbound (geographic north) BN empty coal train was waiting for traffic to clear before lea... (more)