BNSF 7205 (ES44DC) runs into a red sunrise at Roggen, Colorado.

BNSF 7205 (ES44DC) passes a silo as it heads into the sunrise at Roggen, Colorado.

A trio of BNSF GE's lead a westbound loaded coal train bound for Roberts Bank, BC through Lombard Canyon. Just barely caught the last sunlight for this train.

A hot Portland-Chicago Z train heads onto Main #2 at Cutbank, MT.

After meeting a loaded crude oil train west of Cut Bank (seen in the distance), a hot Portland-Chicago Z train gets back up to track speed in a hurry with BNSF 7205 leading the way.

An Eastbound freight drops down Marias Pass, crossing over the Two Medicine River at East Glacier Park

An Eastbound manifest rounds the curve at Browning with a snow covered background, headed towards Havre with a large assortment of power.

An Eastbound manifest has just topped Marias Pass and rolls down the east slope with a large variety of power

A pair of distributed power units trail BNSF Railway's Denver-Provo trackage rights manifest down UP's Provo Subdivision at Gilluly.

Drifting into the desert at track speed, the DPU's of a westbound intermodal train catch the last color of the evening sunset, made perfect by the clouds on an approaching storm front.

A brisk November morning in the Mojave Desert finds a westbound general merchadise train Nearing the summit of Ash Hill on the old Santa Fe Needles District.

A heavy westbound manifest struggles with the last mile of the 1.4% grade to the Summit at Ash Hill.

A north bound BNSF double-stack crosses what I call the "Bena Bridge" (does it have an official name?) as it finishes it's desent down Tehachapi Pass. The rear of this train is still in the old I... (more)

Captured moments after sunrise, a BNSF Railway Denver, CO to Provo, UT manifest descends the former D&RGW at Gilluly, Utah. Don't be fooled by the heat distortion from the exhaust, the ambient tem... (more)