BNSF trackage rights train H-STOPVO works its way up the mountain as it rounds a curve near Cisco, CA. After shooting the train at Alta, I headed to the next spot where the tracks turned south so ... (more)

BNSF trackage rights train H-STOPVO negotiaes the S curve at Alta, CA as it accends Donner Pass. This was my next shot of this train after Long Ravine, a mere 12 miles to the southwest by road, an... (more)

The eastbound Stockton, CA - Provo, UT BNSF trackage rights train ascends the famous Donner Pass as it crosses over I-80 on a trestle in Colfax.

A pair of C44-9Ws pull a empty military train up the eastern slope of the Arizona Divide as it passes the remains of the 30 car derailment from October at Angell.

Fresh powder from the night before lays on the ground near the summit of Arizona Divide as this Chicago, IL to Stockton, CA intermodal train battles the last few feet before reaching the 7,335 ft ... (more)

BNSF's eastbound Provo, Utah trackage rights manifest is about to duck into a cloud covered scene just west of Leyden near Arvada at a location call Chemical.

A westbound stack train battles up the Arizona Divide as it struggles to get back to track speed after being overtaken by a westbound Z-Train.

BNSF C44-9W #4035 leads a stack train around the Tehachapi Loop. Trailing is Ferromex SD70ACe #4068 and BNSF Fakebonnet C44-9W #772

BNSF C44-9W #4035 leads a southbound JB Hunt stack train through the S-curves at Marcel. Quite an interesting lash-up on this train.

Three foreign leaders head up this days 18M at scenic Pepper, VA.

A pair of GEs shove hard on the rear of a westbound intermodal train, while a hot westbound Z train slowly overtakes it on track 2.

Having never lived near a large body of water before, I had no direct experience with how awe-inspiring sunsets in such regions could be. Shortly after moving to the Seattle area, I found out in ... (more)

Here she comes over the summit after meeting a couple westbounds. There's a wide load of military tanks about ten deep in the consist, necessitating that the westbounds clear before this eastbound... (more)

Often regarded as photographic impediments, the quaint pole lines that paralleled every route are now an aesthetically endangered species amidst the increasingly uniform railroad earth. Here an ea... (more)

Westbound on the Peavine passes the station sign at Glendale, Arizona, milepost 183.7. My Peavine webpage: http://www.aeromoe.com/Peavine.html