Leaving the mountains behind, BNSF 4302 East has one more hill to crest before heading out onto the high plains. The late summer cold front and snowfall of a couple days before really lent a drama... (more)
BNSF 4302 East crossing the Two Medicine Creek trestle.
No time for breakfast as I played hopscotch with the 4302 East along the Hi Line on a delightful Saturday morning.
The long ascent of Marias Pass is almost completed as BNSF 4302 East labors the final mile to the summit amidst lingering patches of snow from a late summer cold front.
BNSF 6080 and CSXT 5361 work grain loads toward the summit at Marias Pass. The train is running around the westbound intermodal seen in the background - apparently tied up.
After meeting an eastbound at Austin, CP 8844 West begins the assault upon Mullan Pass in earnest. Power appears sparse for a loaded grain train on 2.2% grade, however, there are four MRL SD-70ACe... (more)
There's frost on the crossties as BNSF 6747 East heads into the rising sun while negotiating the tight arc at Austin, MT on a September morn. The manifest is on the siding as Austin is a frequent ... (more)
After meeting an eastbound coal empty at Blossburg, BNSF 4418 West, with MRL mates, wastes no time in accelerating to track speed as it heads toward the Clark Fork valley.
Benevolent luck yielded UP 7685 East along this scenic stretch of the Oregon Short Line paralleling the Portneuf River between Inkom and McCammon, ID.
Hi-Line vista!
Clouds from a passing cold front linger as this eastbound charges through Medicine Bow, Wyoming and gets a run into the long grade to Wilcox.
An eastbound manifest glides through the super-elevated curve and beneath the venerable PRR-era signal bridge at Mapleton, PA.
NS 9738 hustles coal eastward through Huntingdon, PA on a Sunday afternoon.
BNSF 6837 leads an eastbound manifest through Shed No.7 on its ascent toward Marias Pass. A DPU and the Essex helpers are on the rear. A wind gauge is situated on the north side of the right of wa... (more)
UP 5571 with a couple NS mates is accelerating out of California Jct., IA enroute North Platte.
