Having clawed at the grade for much of its journey since leaving Needles, reaching a top speed of 15 mph and an average of more like 10 mph, the BNSF 7431's crew buckles up as the heavy Galesburg,... (more)

BNSF 7431, two additional motors on the point and a single DPU on the rear are doing all they can to lug a massive Galesburg, IL to Barstow, CA manifest upgrade at Siberia on a hot, summer afterno... (more)

The conductor of NS 18G is checking paperwork as the train charges east towards Newark with foreign power leading.

A westbound piggyback train snakes through Kingman Canyon on the former ATSF Seligman Subdivision east of Needles. The canyon, full of rock cuts, trestles, and sharp curves is a big contributing f... (more)