UP's LKK30, better known as the Chandler local, races past the former Southern Pacific searchlight at milepost 929 on the Phoenix Subdivision. With searchlights falling further south on the line, ... (more)

A Kansas City Southern "Southern Belle" is on point of the daily Herrington, KS to Phoenix, AZ manifest train as it rolls west through the growing town of Gilbert.

What’s a 4th of July day without a UP train led by 2 engines with the American Flag? This was a hot afternoon, but a shady tree offers a relaxing place to photograph also a nice little bit of co... (more)

A BNSF emd leads the nightly Tucson to Phoenix manifest train with monsoon storms raging to the east.

Here in Maricopa County, Arizona we typically get Monsoon storms in the summer time when cold fronts mix with our extreme heat. Also, we tend to get dust storms (haboobs) which originate from the ... (more)

A very late and short AEPPX (Auto-El Paso-PHX) strolls on into Gilbert, AZ.

UP 8023 leads a old EX. Conrail SD60I on the PHX subdivision in the latter hours of the day on Saturday. Bringing in the daily autorack train from Red Rock Arizona to PHX.

A uncommon daytime manifest speeds past the defect detector at MP 927.5. With a brand new GE ES44AH leading the manifest as it gets back up to track speed after stopping a few miles away to realig... (more)

Getting my boy started early with trainspotting in the park where I started over 35 years ago.