Arriving at Los Angeles Union Station, appropriately enough on Track 11, is Amtrak train 11, the southbound Coast Starlight. On this trip, Amtrak had difficulty producing two locomotives f... (more)

It's always a treat to watch a listen to trains climb uphill and around the curves at Lake Park, MN. An eastbound empty grain train fits the bill nicely on a beautiful Memorial Day morning.

A westbound autorack train descends the grade toward the Red River valley on the former Northern Pacific, seen east of Hawley, MN.

After loading at U.S. Steel's Keetac taconite plant, BNSF 6545 shoves the train through the small town of Keewatin, MN and proceeds all the way back to Kelly Lake, where they will reverse ends and... (more)

After loading at U.S. Steel's Keetac taconite plant, BNSF 6545 shoves the train through the small town of Kelly Lake proceeding all the way into and through the yard here where they will reverse e... (more)

BNSF 7923 (ES44C4) leads an eclectic mix of power as it heads through a snowy Little Ten Curve at Rocky, Colorado.

On the morning of June 23, 2015, an eastbound BNSF grain train curves along the Missouri River through Lombard, Montana. The train is passing the abandoned remains of Milwaukee Road’s Pacific Ex... (more)

An eastbound autotrack train catches the morning light as it rolls through the open desert on its eastbound approach to Winslow, Arizona. The sand surrounding this stretch of the BNSF Segliman Sub... (more)

A dark and quiet Sunday night is brought to life by BNSF Southbound train H FRSBAR.

North bound in the clear at Oakbrook.

BNSF 6847 (ES44C4) leads a power-heavy consist past the cooling ponds of the former Valmont Power Plant in Boulder, Colorado.

The BNSF GE ES44C4 7022 leads a westbound double stack train near Williams AZ.

The sun is setting behind the San Fransisco peaks as one last eastbound stack train in daylight rolls along Interstate 40 just outside of Winslow, Arizona on the BNSF Segliman Subdivision.

The other taconite hauler in NE Minnesota is the BNSF. They are a much tougher target as most of the Casco Sub runs through swamps and there aren't roads nearby. Here is a loaded train that's rol... (more)

It's golden hour as an eastbound BNSF train with only grain rolls by the red rocks in Lupton, Arizona along the Gallup Subdivision near the border with New Mexico.