BNSF 4034 (Dash9) crosses the Cache La Poudre River in Fort Collins, Colorado.

BNSF 4034 (Dash9) crosses through an intersection as it heads towards the BNSF yard in Fort Collins, Colorado.

BNSF 4034 (Dash9) leads a freight through Fort Collins, Colorado on the Front Range Sub.

Leaving the open spaces of the Tehachapi Valley a eastbound BNSF double stack train enters Cache Creek Canyon at Cameron.

A Westbound V train passes through Kingman Canyon.

A quartet of GEs leads a southbound Z up and around the iconic Tehachapi Loop on a gorgeous late summer morning. The hill was quite busy this August day, this being fourth train to traverse the lo... (more)

A Riverbank bound freight knocks off the last mile or so of its trip as it passes through wide open spaces south of Modesto.

Climbing the steepest part of the Scenic Sub on the 2.2 grade between Merritt and East Portal, a west-bound vehicle train powers past the greaser at MP 1695.5

The BNSF's infamous Modesto, CA to Selkirk, NY manifest train, laden with fine California wine, is in the hole at Bealville while a northbound doublestack drifts downgrade toward Bakersfield.

In the late afternoon sun we catch a well timed meet with a westbound grain train and an eastbound stack train slowly climbing the grade toward Mountainair.

BNSF 4034 Arrives at Summit, as construction work continues.

After waiting west of the city, BNSF 4034 leads BNSF 651 into Bellevue Ohio as it passes some cool old signals.

Momentarily, the Laurel-Pasco job will meet a train at Garrison, about five miles ahead.

Rolling down the west slope of Mullan Pass.

West portal of the Mullan Tunnel, summit of the pass.