BNSF 1120 Heritage 1 paint scheme, leads eastbound on the west end of Abo Canyon. Heritage one is my favorite BNSF paint scheme, Goat Boat.

Two hot shots meet at Cosnino, Arizona. Pretty cool to see the manifest being lead by four standard cab EMD's.

Back in the early days of the BNSF. When you could still get into Abo Canyon, before the double track. I don't remember how the bridge ordination works. I thing this is either bridge 3, 5, or 6.

BNSF 7161 leads the southbound Coast Starlight through Gilroy after an equipment failure the previous day in Seattle. The southernmost Caltrain terminal, still served by diesels to and from San Jo... (more)

A fast freight cruising along the bluffs near Foley, Missouri.

A BNSF oil train crosses Peruque Creek, headed for Galesburg.

A Plant Scherer coal empty heads back to the Powder River Basin to be loaded.

An eastbound manifest pops out of a tunnel above the Flathead River at Hungry Horse, Montana.

A BNSF manifest slowly moving uphill after a meet at Bison. It was at this location the day earlier where a grizzly bear ran in front of me and crossed Highway 2 at full stride. I'm guessing 30 ... (more)

A BNSF manifest pouring it on as it climbs uphill from East Glacier Park on the BNSF Hi-Line. This is one of my favorite locations for the obvious beauty, but also for the fact that coffee and do... (more)

A 198 car combined B train is led by a BNSF Fakebonnet seen in Guilderland.

A 198 car combined B train is led by a BNSF Fakebonnet seen in New Baltimore.

One of only eleven classic semaphore signals left in main line service in the US displays a "high green" after Amtrak's Southwest Chief passed through Wagon Mound.

After waiting for a westbound, an eastbound BNSF manifest leaves Thompson Springs in the dust. The 10 unit rainbow consist was refreshing to see in the world of PSR and DPU's. Six out of the ten e... (more)

A four pack of BNSF SD70ACe's leads a westbound manifest into Thompson Springs after waiting for the potash local to clear Cisco.