BNSF power leads this westbound UP detour train off the Sunset Route down Cajon Pass on main 3.
BNSF 6759 & 4078 lead a westbound grain train.
As seen from the top of "Mount Ludlow" or the "Widow Maker," both as I call it. Last time I was here, I had to get seven stitches in my finger and get my car towed out of the soft sand. This time,... (more)
After lugging a hefty 106 car manifest upgrade to the Summit at Palmer Lake, now the dynamics are kicking in for the descent down to Denver.
Eastbound.
Rounding the S-curves along the Columbia River just west of Maryhill on BNSF's Fallbridge Subdivision.
Westbound Z train rounding the curve at Rowland Lake by the 80 milepost between Lyle and Bingen, WA along the north bank of the Columbia River.
A shiny new ES44C4 leads the morning eastbound Z-train through east North Dalles on a crisp Spring morning. The city of The Dalles can be seen in the background underneath Mount Hood. The next tra... (more)
Lookout Below! As a ballast train work on the new main in Cajon Pass a southbound UP passes above.
Passing memorial to railroaders Gil Ortiz and Kevin Williams