I spent the night between the refreshing waters of the Kootenai River and the railroad tracks. A morning cup of coffee was much enhanced by the appearance of BNSF 8299 East plying its lengthy path... (more)

Westbound coal behind BNSF 1094 plus a couple Oakway SD-60s and BN C30-7s passes the historic former-GN depot at Glacier Park, MT, which dates to 1913. Rare are the opportunities any more to walk ... (more)

Big Blue in all of its splendor! CR 2573 and 2569 lead a 32 car Mail 9 on the grade towards Horseshoe Curve and Gallitzin. The pair of SD-70s are nearly fresh out of Juniata Shops in Altoona, bein... (more)

CR 6201 and 6429 are in charge of symbol LMPI as it comes through Scotch Run curve and beneath the MP240.6 signal bridge on a gorgeous autumn afternoon.

BNSF 747 South (or East) is slugging it out coming through Tehachapi loop on an April morning and the roar of power as this train passes is incredible. We'll miss those searchlight signals and cod... (more)

An auto rack train diverges onto the Phoenix line at Picacho, AZ, framed by the distinctive SP searchlight signals

Brand new Dash 9s pressed into service without the final touches lead a westbound intermodal train in the invigorating Montana wilderness between Rock Creek and Wolf Prairie. The rear-end has just... (more)

Old School, for sure! An Oakway Leasing SD-60 leads a trio of foreigners in the form of UP SD-40-2s on westbound empty hoppers at the summit of Crawford Hill.

It's business as usual on the Transcon on the 4th of July as ATSF 3832 West leads a manifest through Lomax, IL. The track on the right is the TP&W connection.

I always liked the Grinstein green BN MACs. They have a classy, business-like appearance, sound great under load and were once the BN/BNSFs primary coal train power - hauling coal trains allover t... (more)

A pair of helpers are coupled ahead of the single road unit on the Roadrailer as it leans into Horseshoe Curve on a lovely autumn afternoon in central Pennsylvania.

UP 8053 and two other "fast forty" mates plus a trio of run-thru SP units head an OVE (Overland East manifest) through Hermosa, WY. The 8000 series SD40s were geared for 80mph and usuall... (more)

It's a long, rigorous district running from Needles to Winslow. On a Saturday morning ATSF 115 East hustles through the old division point of Seligman as it makes a run for the Arizona Divide.

Symbol IIMLB-01 passes the 1920s vintage US&S Style B semaphores at MP1451.8 near Robsart, NM. By early 2000 all of these truly classic Golden State Route sentinels would be gone. Fuji Provia.

BNSF 4763 West comes sailing through DoubleA on the high-speed, low-grade Crookton cut-off. Forty years before, all traffic operated via Ash Fork with a 3% westward descent from Williams (Supai) ... (more)