Rear DPUs BNSF 4654 and 6795 on the rear of a unit tank train (likely empty) at Castle Rock, CO, on Colorao's Joint Line. May 18, 2019.
The late, May sun has finally lifted high enough to remove the shadows off the tracks that snake along the walls of one the Transcon's most scenic location; Crozier Canyon. Nestle between Valentin... (more)
Rolling west into the setting sun, this Kansas City, KS to Southern California stack train heads west through the crossovers at Merrick onward to the next crew change point at Wellington.
At first light on an autumn morning, a long and heavy eastbound stack train grinds up the 0.7% grade at Essig siding, handicapped by the third SD40-2 being offline. (Credit where it's due: A phot... (more)
After visiting family in Eastern WA, I took a 2 hour detour to catch some trains on my way back to Seattle.
The conductor on the NS 646 power backs his units west to pick up two more engines and then tie on to their coal train. The BNSF unit looks a little out of place hanging around Cresson with all t... (more)
Two Pumpkin I SD40-2s haul this grain train toward Hawley, leading a parade of 4 westbounds in a 40 minute period...
Regular Merchanadise Train from Northtown, MN - Galesburg, IL heads east with a nice assortment of EMD power. (Canon EOS20D, 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM)
Empty Eagle Pass TX - Abeline KS Grain Train powered by BNSF SD40-2 6795 / NS SD70 2581 / BNSF C44-9W 4961, will reach Abeline, be loaded, and depart as G-ABI-PTR9-31, all before midnight.
