Heading into the setting sun and with a stormy Manzano mountain backdrop, a westbound stack train splits the signals at Rio Puerco on the BNSF Gallup Sub.
A BNSF DPU shoves a mixed freight through the rocky and hilly landscapes of Colorado. I have hiked miles and rock-climbed a good 200 feet on this day, and the effort has turned out to be worth it.... (more)
Pulling out of the siding at Amboy on the BNSF Needles Sub, a westbound doublestack freight throttles up as it approaches the National Trails Highway grade crossing.
Racing torward the setting sun, a westbound BNSF doublestack train approaches the desert outpost of Ludlow located on the ex-ATSF Needles District.
BNSF 7577 west leads a long westbound into Ludlow on the Needles Sub as sunset approaches.
A southbound Bakken oil train zooms by Wagon Wheel Road, a few miles from Lenox Tower, where it will hand over to the Alton & Southern Railway.
After some work at Willow Springs, the 7577 gets back on the move.
The "Schneider Stacker" works its way west on the Chilli sub.
I made my first trip out to Canyon Diablo and the road wasn't as bad as it thought. Even though it was a bumpy ride it was worth the shot! Four BNSF units hauls down the hill across the canyon to ... (more)
An eastbound on the new 3rd track passes a westbound with rear-end DPU near Silverwood.
The Pasco - Galesburg is close on the tail of Amtrak as it cruises east past some old ties.
Creeping up to a stop signal while following the (Robert's Bank?) coal train.
