An empty unit coal train winds its way upgrade through a long series of curves and then out onto Butte Canyon Bridge, just west of Shed 10 on the west side of Donner Pass.

A late-running California Zephyr drops out of Shed 10 and across Butte Canyon Bridge on the long descent of the west slope of Donner Pass. Barely visible in the distance as a thin gray line above ... (more)

The Railroad and The MOUNTAIN. I had just crossed over the state line into California near Dorris when a phone call from Dad informed me that a northbound freight had just passed the Dunsm... (more)

Surprise military train! Following an amazing three days below Mount Shasta, I was hanging out with the guys and had just gotten my full from a big dish of spaghetti when we saw an unexpect... (more)

Early bird gets the worm! Waking up at 4 A.M. followed by an hour drive north yielded a shot of the Phase IV Heritage Unit leading a late Empire Builder across Lake Pend Oreille as morning ... (more)

Last Light. The shadows are growing long as a short northbound manifest blasts up the final miles of the grade between Cougar and Grass Lake in the final minutes before the sun drops below ... (more)

Three mid-train DPU's race south across the deep, rocky gorge of the Crooked River as the sky to the northeast grows brighter and brighter with sunrise rapidly approaching.

A grab-bag of BNSF power hustles an eastbound manifest across the Pack River Fill on the north shore of Lake Pend Oreille, just a few miles into their long trek over MRL's 4th Sub.

My first visit to Tehachapi Pass was all I could have hoped for: Nonstop traffic and crystal clear skies all day! Late on the evening of the summer solstice, a northbound Z train is descending thr... (more)

As seen from atop a small rock protruding out of the manzanita growth, a northbound manifest freight is approaching the north switch of Hotlum siding while some 10,000 feet above, Mount Shasta hol... (more)

From a vantage point on a narrow rocky precipice high above, a westbound BNSF intermodal train is seen twisting through the rocky confines of the Kootenai River Gorge between Katka and Crossport o... (more)

Lost in the lava flows: As the shadows grow long and the sun dips towards the horizon behind me, the peace and quiet in the remote desert below California's Mount Shasta is disturbed by a northbou... (more)

A nice way to start the morning! After a drive out into the desert south of Elgin to pick up the wheel I ditched the day before when I got two flat tires, I made it back down into Rainbow Canyon j... (more)

A trio of GE's with dynamic brakes roaring work to ease a long southbound BNSF Z train down the backside of Tehachapi Pass and into the Mojave Desert at Warren. Looking at previous pictures, the w... (more)

A shot on the bridge, or with the mountain... Why not both? A long hike out through the manzanita yielded this view looking back broadside at Dry Canyon Trestle with the 14,179-foot-high summit of... (more)