A BNSF shorty takes the main at West Alton, Missouri while a lengthy 500+ axle manifest train waits in the siding.

Eastbound BNSF No. 8356, lifts stacks up through the area of the Daylighted No. 2, west tunnel. Snow in the upper elevations have the Southern California Ski Resorts open.

Almost over the divide, the eastbound BNSF 8356 passes through Maine Arizona as it continues upgrade toward the Arizona Divide.