Looking quite out of place in the rolling hills of Arizona, NS 9570 and a fellow EMD slug a heavy New York City to Los Angeles intermodal train upgrade at Yampai in the late afternoon light.

Grain on Fire. Moments away from crossing into the Golden State, BNSF 7085 and its loaded grain train are blasted by the golden hour light of this evening's sunset as the lengthy "worm... (more)

Meeting an eastbound intermodal train at the eastern entrance of Kingman Canyon, BNSF 7085 leads a loaded grain train downgrade and into the shadows as it passes some aging well equipment left unt... (more)

Steel Wheels, Steel Rails and Steel Coils. Snaking its way out of Kingman Canyon, BNSF 7806 is the sole motor on the point of this morning's train but has assistance in keeping the heavy co... (more)

Golden Hour at the Boarder. With towering peaks in Arizona providing the backdrop and the Colorado River's western edge lapping the shoreline of California, BNSF 5222 is just a minute away ... (more)

The air conditioner unit for the BNSF 6657 is working hard to keep the crew cool on a hot, fall afternoon in the desert just west of Goffs. Sitting on the point of a military train laden with cont... (more)

Santa Fe is still King. BNSF 699, a C44-9W still wearing its original warbonnet paint that it received in September of 1994 when it was delivered to the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway,... (more)

Despite being 238,900 miiles away, the size of tonight's rising moon is impressive as the celestial body moves slowly through the sky, and notably, faster than the BNSF 7806's train. Passing throu... (more)

Curving to the east in the morning light, BNSF 6636 leads an eastbound Z train past Southside Park's six multi-purpose fields - including soccer, baseball, softball, football, picnic tables and pl... (more)

Looking quite out of place from the eastern states its owner's trackage plies, two General Electric Norfolk Southern units are seen deep in the Mojave desert as they race through Ludlow on the poi... (more)

Thundering upgrade along the South Santiam River, Santa Maria Valley 205 begins the climb into Sweet Home. Having enjoyed a mild "up and down" run since departing Lebanon earlier in the ... (more)

UP 3885 and two fellow SD70M's have this afternoon LOF67 on the drawbar as the local crosses over from Metrolink Ventura Subdivision to Union Pacific's Santa Barbara Subdivision at Los Posas.

Simmering quietly in the morning light, Cumbres & Toltec 484 and Denver & Rio Grade Western 425 sit outside the shops at Chama. Wearing a new number as part of the Victorian Iron Horse Roundup fes... (more)

Hustling a westbound train along the beautiful, red rock formations east of Gallup, BNSF 7315 and a newer Tier IV unit have this empty intermodal well in hand as they outrun as summer monsoon off ... (more)

BNSF 8114 exits Tunnel 9 at the base of the Tehachapi Loop as it leads a hefty Modesto, CA - Barstow, CA manifest upgrade.