BNSF 7817 & NS 4465 lead westbound empties.

BNSF ES44DC 7817 leads a short Z train downhill towards Ludlow.

High priority Alliance, TX - Stockton, CA traffic flies down Ash Hill approaching Ludlow on the Needles Sub.

BNSF 7817 rounds the curve in Lemont IL with a long intermodal snaking over the river.

There aren't many searchlights left on the BNSF Marceline Sub, but there are still two sets standing tall and proud. One of them is here in Bucklin, MO. The sun is peeking through a storm cloud as... (more)

The hot Willow Springs, IL to North Bay, CA Z-train ( Z WSPNBY9 01L), races down Goffs Hill near Essex as the head end of the Z LACNYC9 can be seen chugging along in the top left of the frame.

BNSF 7817 leading a train east out of Barstow as it travels along Historic Route 66 is viewed from my side mirror.

BNSF's Barstow to West Colton (UP interchange) drops down the Palmdale Cutoff near the top end of Slover siding, seen from the Mill Street overpass.

A Los Angeles bound train nears Barstow in the late afternoon on the Transcon.

Anyone say B-units

Snarling up the steep grade from Pica, BNSF 7817 leads a 4+1 manifest towards Yampai summit just around the bend, after which it will be downgrade to Needles. Dispatching lore has it that whatever... (more)

With three Z trains ahead all waiting to get into Willow Springs, this eastbound is practically crawling towards Chicago. Although I'm always into Z-trains doing track speed, taking in this eleve... (more)