After leaving the Snake River valley, the UP's Oregon Short Line had to negotiate the Blue Mountains in order to reach the Columbia River valley. Here a DPU'd manifest struggles west on its first ... (more)
Westward empty hoppers behind BNSF 6147 glide through an S curve west of Mullen in the vastness of the central Nebraska sandhills. Once a rural CB&Q branch, this line is a coal thoroughfare; where... (more)
I sat and I paced for hours, awaiting an eastbound that never came until the sun was too far across the sky, blowing my Mt. Hood backdrop opportunity. But the eastbound met this tasty westbound ma... (more)
A westbound out of Laurel rolls along the banks of the Yellowstone River east of Columbus, MT
Amidst all of the fallen flags, Union Pacific's iconic shield and wings vigorously endures. Here the durable insignia reflects the setting sun's light on a late July evening as the 5551 leads a ma... (more)
BNSF 9908 and a newer mate bring yet another empty hopper train through Ashland, NE on a warm summer's eve.
UP 5065 gets underway out of Fremont, NE with a North Platte-bound manifest on a warm and humid summer evening; part of a run of fourteen trains in two hours.
Deep in the Potomac River valley, CSX 6149, a GP40-2 of B&O heritage, leads a manifest past the CPLs at Magnolia, WV.
A westbound auto rack train passes Orleans Road, WV on a Sunday morning - in the land of the CPLs.
Lengthy tangents, grain elevators and the codelines defining current of traffic double track territory - inherent aspects of Union Pacific's eastern Nebraska mainline. Here a westbound cruises int... (more)
Northbound baretables slip down the grade through Woodford, CA.
Westbound intermodal comes around the 4550 tied up on the main at Ethel, MO.
On an overcast Saturday morning, NS 8442 comes tip-toeing downgrade through the loops near Andrews Geyser, NC.
Northbound hoppers head into the grade at Swofford Road crossing above the first of the loops where the former Clinchfield ascends the Blue Ridge range.
Westbound manifest with five of em elephant style, about 30 miles away from a crew change at Fremont, NE.
