Shadows are lengthening as two EMD SD70MACs power BNSF’s Cowley turn, a local that operates out of Greybull, Wyoming, through rugged Sheep Canyon on June 22, 2016. The southbound train is follow... (more)

Passing through stunning Sheep Canyon, in some unusual territory, at least for the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, is BNSF’s Cowley turn out of Greybull, Wyoming, on June 22, 2016. Two EMD ... (more)

A pair of SD70MACs lead an empty coal train near O'Fallon, Missouri.

BNSF’s Cowley turn out of Greybull, Wyoming, follows the Bighorn River past steep rock walls into Sheep Canyon on the hot afternoon of June 23, 2016. Two EMD SD70MACs power the southbound train ... (more)

In a wide view over Sheep Canyon, BNSF’s Cowley turn out of Greybull, Wyoming, snakes through through the spectacular abyss on the hot (100°F) afternoon of June 23, 2016. Two recently reactivat... (more)

Passing through remarkable Sheep Canyon is BNSF’s Cowley turn returning to Greybull, Wyoming, on June 22, 2016. Two recently reactivated EMD SD70MACs power the southbound train that is following... (more)

Traversing remote and spectacular Sheep Canyon, BNSF’s north local (Cowley turn) out of Greybull, Wyoming, traces the Bighorn River on the hot afternoon of June 23, 2016. Two recently reactivate... (more)

Routed via the former B&O Sandpatch mainline, a westbound crude oil empty from Philadelphia gallops through downtown Rockwood on its crew run from Cumberland to Connesville.

Just before sunrise a empty coal train rolls north up the incline to the bridge over the UP main line in Cheyenne.

The daily Grand Forks, ND - Northtown, MN manifest heads south in blowing snow. Arctic high pressure systems are known for their crystal clear blue skies, but what's overlooked is that when they ... (more)

An empty coal train moves slowly across the diamonds in Moorhead as a track inspector (whose truck is on the right) waits to work on them

Eastbound DPU coal load