One of the people who encouraged my joining the hobby of railfanning most is my grandfather, so I was glad that he was able to come along on my Arizona trip. He later said it was the most trains h... (more)
Rounding the curve in Needles, CA, BNSF 4844 observes a 30 mph speed as it heads down the tracks.
Three Dash 9s leading this Stockton, CA to Rudyard, MT Empty Grain Train creep though Highland, CO as rain clouds continue to roll in off of foothills. The train will meet an empty Crude Oil Train... (more)
A westbound BNSF Mix makes its way around the curves continuing its journey on the Transcon.
BNSF 4844 nears Verona, headed west with a Z train from Willow Springs.
As a BNSF eastbound takes the flyover, a Kansas City Terminal transfer and UP coal load use the High Line.
CSX train Q296 rounds Couchman's Curve behind BNSF power. A former NS B40-8 is also in the consist.
BNSF 4844 leads the daily H-train out of the yard as seen from the second highest point in the Red River Valley...the I-29 overpass!
Photo By Jerret V. Cram
With one of the many basalt cinder cones that dot the Mojave sitting in the distance, 4844 West climbs the eastern slope of Ash Hill.