CREX 1406 west is on point this morning as they pass Swarthout Canyon Road.

EMD and GE work together hauling this heavy coal drag eastbound along the Yellowstone River in the Hysham Bluffs.

Right on time, the Denver Z scoots through Afton Canyon heading east. MOW is patiently waiting at Cima and Dawes for its arrival, then the real work will begin.

BNSF 7395 and some relatively clean GE power this 8060 foot Z7 up Cajon Pass on Main 1.

BNSF 7971 and clean 7700's power pulls the Kaiser up and over the natural crossover at Frost.

The sun is setting quick as the ARZC 4002 clips along pulling this short freight west. They will soon arrive at Cadiz and interchange again with the BNSF.

ARZC 4004 leads its manifest westbound out of Parker, AZ as they roll into California destined for Cadiz. The bridge in the background is a 5 truss span built by the ATSF around 1910 which crosses... (more)

UP's Denver Z races up main 3 with the old 5610 on point this morning.

BNSF 5219 and 4953 are the Rear DPU's on this massive 114 car grain train. The head end of this grainer is stopped at West Cadiz and is waiting on the Hot Z-STOWSP to diverge over from M1-M2. Its ... (more)

Running 6+ hours late, The Chief rolls through the Santa Ana Canyon next stop Fullerton.

No this isn't pool power, it's a UP reroute over the BNSF Needles Sub. UP 5105 leads its Evergreen intermodal west around the Klondike as they climb towards Ash Hill (Summit).

3 big ACe's lead this dirty coal train down the Feather River as they pass through Pulga.

Amtrak #5 has made quick work of the eastern slope of Donner Pass and will now roll down the hill towards Roseville.

The Denver Z is led today by a quartet of Gevos as he snakes through Afton Canyon.

20 Years ago today on February 1, 1996 a tragic derailment occurred here that took the life of two railroaders, Gil Ortiz and Kevin Williams "The two lower crosses". The tall middle cross is for... (more)