A westbound BNSF Z train after crossing the bridge over Lake Pend Oreille. In the background you can see one of the large cranes used in building a second bridge next the original bridge.
The BNSF O12 finishes its work at Northbay
Quietly basking in the gorgeous evening light, the small town of Edelstein suddenly erupts in a 17,600 horsepower roar as four BNSF General Electric units grind upgrade with a high-priority Willow... (more)
On a warm, early spring day, a long, heavy stack train crawls up the 1% grade of Trinidad Hill in central Washington.
Winter has come early for the Midwest in 2014, with an early snow storm in November. Here the daily Kirk Yard, IN, to Waterloo, IA, manifest train works west 18 miles from Waterloo. Today's train ... (more)
Two Gevo's lead an eastbound intermodal down the Columbia River past the Rock Island Dam approaching Albus, where the train will begin its climb up Trinidad Hill.
A westbound manifest train pulling out of Elsberry on the BNSF Hannibal Sub.
As the sun sets an eastbound stack train waits for traffic to clear.
On a late spring evening, BNSF 7533 leads a southbound manfest upgrade between Tunnels 1 and 2 as it climbs Tehachapi Pass.
Three units are the only thing pulling this 10,000 footer up and over the Arizona Divide. The DPUs decided to not link up with each other and it was a battle for the crew. This was the second time... (more)
With threatening skies in the background, an eastbound Z train blasts through Laguna in the evening sun.
A pair of GEVOs brings Madison, IL, grain loads southward over the MP 97 bridge after backing out onto the Devils Lake line.
As I enjoy the summer heat in the Mojave desert on Labor day weekend, a westbound stack train charges through the city of Ludlow.
As the winds of the high desert start to kick dirty around, a westbound Z-Train rolls by an industry at East Newberry
A matching quartet of BNSF GEVOs drift downgrade towards Needles for a crew change.
