A mix of railroad power leads the hot intermodal NS 203 over the Potomac River crossing from Maryland into West Virginia. In the consist is BNSF 7854, NS 8988 and UP 8665.
New York bound Z train begins it's continental journey at Commerce, CA. The rear of the train is still in Hobart Yard in Vernon.
BNSF power is not common on the UP and the UP's CNW Heritage unit adds to the consist. Westbound in the late afternoon in the Arizona desert. Digital photo.
A constant parade of BNSF intermodal trains pass through the Mormon Rocks area every day. The beautiful snow covered mountains provide a great backdrop for the orange and green locomotives.
BNSF 7854 drops it's eastbound intermodal train down the hill at MP 377.0, north of Mojave.
Eastbound grain train rolls through the tiny town of Mapleton on this chilly morning.