A Westbound BNSF grain train is seen emerging from snowsheds 5 and 6 on the Westbound side of Maria’s Pass at an area known to the locals as Snowslip.

During a Montana snowstorm, BNSF GE ET44C4 No. 3943 leads an eastbound unit oil train across the Clark Fork on Bridge 57 west of Trout Creek. Interesting that the buffer car, along with the one ag... (more)

A Barstow to Tulsa manifest train leaves the Needles area as spring rain shower forms over the Mohave Valley area; seen from Park Moabi. With the division point changing to the state line, is sect... (more)

#8279 leads a minfest train through Arvada

A Monroe, MI, empty coal train curves around the scenic area between Buda and Wyanet on the BNSF Mendota Sub. The train is climbing upgrade out of the Pond Creek area into Buda, still 3 miles ahea... (more)

BNSF 5700 & 4769 lead a westbound manifest.

BNSF 254 leads Trn H-CLODEN northbound at Castle Rock, CO, with Pikes Peak looming in the distance. Strong winds across the top of Pikes Peak is causing snow to blow off the mountain. Feb 19, 20... (more)

The BNSF made a major power move of 24 engine destined for storage in Wyoming. Here we see BNSF 3251 (ES44C4) lead the group through the refineries in Commerce City, Colorado during light snow.

As the sun sets along the BNSF's Needles Sub, located in the eastern Mojave Desert, a hotshot Z-train charges up the one percent grade of Goffs Hill.

Warbonnet Leader at Plainview in 2021

Eastbound HPVODEN1 was especially short today and with a most unusual visitor, first time in many years I’ve had the rare privilege ... (more)

The locomotive line has increased since last time I was at Donkey Creek Yard in Rozet, Wyoming a couple years ago. Located on the north end of the Powder River Basin, hundreds of locomotives are b... (more)

Wind and Winter

Eastbound and into the turn at Crescent the HPVODEN1 is leaning into the high winds and sub zero windchill which is blowing the camera man off the rock overlook... (more)

Eastbound Waterloo to Chicago grain grinds up grade passing through the small town of Scales Mound. The train has struggled upgrade the 8 miles from Galena There are all the elements of a small... (more)

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Dash 9-44CW 1006 leads its train as it exits Tunnel 10 and threads its way around the many curves at Marcel, just uphill (railroad east) from the Tehachapi Loop, on Ju... (more)

Winter Skies over the Great Divide

Winter weather is moving in on the Great Divide between milepost 50 and 45 on the Moffat Road.