GE ET44C4s 3760 and 3762 return to Riverbank after spotting a pair of hoppers in Modesto.

An early morning stack train races east at Bucklin, Missouri.

An outbound freight hugs the Del mar bluffs in the late evening.

H-SDGBAR1 prepares to exit the City of Oceanside as they cross the San Luis Rey River and the interlocking at CP-East Brook. Shortly, they'll be inside Camp Pendleton, where they'll work the Pacif... (more)

The outbound H-SDGBAR1 manifest departs San Diego a bit earlier than usual, offering rare good light on the City skyline for this train. Amtrak and Coaster both have reduced their service on the S... (more)

GE ET44C4 3795 leads a morning eastbound train through Empire Ca.

BNSF Railway train H-WCLBAR1-26 originated in Union Pacific’s West Colton Yard, and is making its way to BNSF’s Barstow Yard. Consecutively numbered ET44C4s 3752 and 3751 (no, not that... (more)

An eastbound high-priority train coming off Cardy Hill near Ethel, Missouri.

The morning sun catches BNSF 3798 (ET44C4) as it highballs the 'Z' train towards Lockbuie, Colorado.

Gone but not forgotten are the old Santa Fe searchlight signals. In an effort to document them, I took a long drive on no sleep to get a few shots before they would all fall. Here is an eastbound ... (more)

BNSF 3491 (ET44C4) leads a long windmill blade train through the vast open prarie land southwest of Cheyenne, Wyoming.

A BNSF welded rail train follows the bank of the Missouri River through Lombard Canyon just west of Lombard, Montana, on June 30, 2017.

With the snow-capped San Francisco Peaks in the background, a baby Phoenix, AZ to Belen, NM manifest climbs the final grade into Winslow, AZ, while the San Bernardino, CA to Atlanta, GA Z Train ca... (more)

With the morning sun rising over the eastern parries, a pair of BNSF GEs motors descend down the Palmer Divide on empty grain shuttle as they traverse the last 45 miles of the trip into Denver. In... (more)

A BNSF All-Rail taconite train heads south on the CN Missabe Sub with a CN crew in charge heading for Keenan yard after loading at USS Minntac. Once at Keenan a BNSF crew will take over and head ... (more)