East of Needles near the Colorado River border with California and Arizona, the BNSF Transcon traverses some interesting terrain as this eastbound Z begins its journey across the Seligman Sub.

BNSF's LNG locomotives are testing again round the Seligman Subdivision as they race through Griffith, Ariz. on a warm summer afternoon.

The early morning rays of sun warm the head end of Amtrak's eastbound Southwest Chief as it races through Holbrook on a warm summer morning in eastern Arizona.

On a pleasant April afternoon, I got the motivation to "battle" the road to the Canyon Diablo bridge between Flagstaff and Winslow. One of the first trains I caught was the Richmond, CA to Allianc... (more)

One of BNSF's executive units hustles a westbound junk train down the western slope of the Arizona Divide days before a late winter storm would hit.

A solid lash up of "green goats" makes it feel like it's 1999 when BNSF was coming out with their new H1 paint scheme. Well, it isn't 1999 and times have changed. In 2015, these H1 painted locomot... (more)

Seen here, we have an interior shot of passengers as they watch the always changing scenery from the Observation car, while on board Amtrak's Southwest Chief as it traverses through beautiful nort... (more)

Four 4400 horsepower locomotives are using every one of those horses to pull over a mile of sea containers through Nelson Canyon on the Hualapai Indian Reservation in Arizona.

An Amtrak Surfliner train is approaching downtown Los Angeles, passing under the 6th Street Viaduct. The historic highway bridge suffers from alkali-silica reaction and is rotting from the inside ... (more)

With lots of waving from an enthusiastic crew, Amtrak's Southwest Chief #4 travels out of Glorieta, NM moments after negotiating Glorieta Pass on a gorgeous summer afternoon.

BNSF's SD70ACe are rare to see out here in the Southwest, especially as the lead unit. Earlier that day, I saw one leading a westbound stack, but wasn't able to get a photo of it. Luckily, another... (more)

The daily Belen, NM to Barstow, CA manifest rounds the curve of Antares with a warbonnet on the point.

A pair of GE motors hustle an empty grain shuttle over Yampai Hill at Hackberry. Even though it is an empty train, the 1.5 percent grade begins to take its toll on the locomotives as they're worki... (more)

Here's a glimpse of Amtrak's Los Angeles bound Southwest Chief #3 as it traverses through Rowe, NM, as the sun begins to set on a beautifully warm summer evening. Featuring a BNSF on point, #4134 ... (more)

A westbound loaded grain train slowly navigates the down hill grade towards Seligman on the Crookton line change on a windy March evening.