Cresting the long grade out of the Rio Grande valley at Belen, BNSF 5187 West is passing the classic Santa Fe signalling at Dalies, where the original mainline via Albuquerque joins the Transcon. ... (more)

Former CR 6101, now bearing PRR reporting marks, is leading an eastbound manifest beneath the signal bridge at Warrior Ridge, PA - some 4 miles west of Huntingdon. Fuji Velvia.

Former CR 5546 renumbered with PRR reporting marks has a westbound passing the old signal bridge at Leshville, several miles east of Newport, on an autumn afternoon. Fuji Velvia.

Beneath a peaceful western sky, BNSF 972 West is on its journey along the fabled Transcon passing McCartys, a short distance east of Grants, NM. Fuji Astia.

When the four-track signal bridges began falling along the old Middle Division in central Pennsylvania, incident to double-tracking and installation of CTC in the mid-80s, east/west facing pedesta... (more)

Allentown-Conway symbol ALPI-5F has snappers ahead of the road power and another pair of helpers on the rear as it brings 113 cars around Scotch Run curve, one mile east of the iconic Horseshoe, o... (more)

Trailvans east, trailvans west. Just another busy afternoon on the mountain as the 5603 West with a mail train climbs the grade, high along the steep precipice between Allegrippus and Cold curves ... (more)

Out in the Sandhills of Nebraska about halfway between Broken Bow and Thedford lies Linscott, almost precisely where cornfields end and cattle ranching begins. There isn't much to distinguish Lins... (more)

Coal trains for the Jeffrey, KS power plant, accessed off UP's Marysville Sub at Aikins, ran with pooled UP and BN power, as they were interchanged to/from BN at Northport, NE. Here westbound &quo... (more)

A recent picture of the replacement signals at MG by Mike Molnar prompted me to view some of my Conrail-era shots. MG was a wonderful place, sequestered in the woods on the mountainside with silen... (more)

BNSF 4303 East is about to pass beneath old Route 66 at Crookton. It was about a mile east of here where the old mainline departed its current alignment to follow a steep grade into the valley nea... (more)

BNSF's Heritage 1 color scheme was attractive in its endeavor to encompass elements of the AT&SF and GN. The 963 is paired with a Helm Leasing SD40-M3 that was formerly D&RGW No. 5334. This westbo... (more)

On the home stretch into North Platte's receiving yard, symbol MKSNP-15 out of Kansas City slips through the control point at Keith, NE on a late winter afternoon. The newly installed third mainli... (more)

Into the sundown comes the 4326 West climbing the steep grade out of the Colorado River valley between Needles and Goffs. The classic Santa Fe signals that populated the Coast Lines since the 1920... (more)

BNSF 718 West is leaning into the grade between Siberia and Klondike where the westward main takes a longer course than its eastward counterpart to alleviate gradient ascending Ash Hill. The 124 c... (more)