Q-ALTPTL heads along the Yellowstone River as they near Livingston and points west.

Some fire damage is evident in the landscape as a westbound Q train approaches Elton.

The Q-ALTPTL approaches Greycliff with some Boeing planes in tow.

Shortly into their trip over the MRL, Q-ALTPTL6 works their way west.

A westbound Q train rounds the bend out of Columbus with some Boeing fuselages in tow.

A BNSF coal train rounds the curve at Windy Point (a.k.a, Breezy Point) west of Belmont on Nebraska’s Crawford Hill on the afternoon of July 11, 2008. A helper set of three EMD SD75Ms shove on t... (more)

The Wye at Cadiz - An eastbound mix of power rockets through the interchange yard at Cadiz California. The two tracks on the left are the Cadiz Subdivision of the Arizona and California ... (more)

After being tacked on at East Chillicothe, 8218 has this westbound on the move again.

BNSF train in Kingman Canyon.

8218 will be one of the SD60 variants back on the rails, not long after this was take. 4663 will need some attention to repair damage sustained when the trestle over Rice Creek collapsed under it.

On July 15, 2008, a BNSF coal train fills the great horseshoe curve on Crawford Hill in Nebraska. The train’s head end power is approaching Windy Point on the background, while the the DPU unit ... (more)

On July 12, 2008, a BNSF coal train fills the remarkable horseshoe curve on Crawford Hill in Nebraska. The train’s head end power is approaching Windy Point (a.k.a. Breezy Point) in the backgrou... (more)

Super Fleet Street! BNSF's 8200 series SD's are quite rare in Northern California, and even rarer to show up on the Tuesday only running Warm Springs Local! BNSF 8218 and 5282 team up to ru... (more)

A welcome change of pace after seeing mainly dash nines on this stretch of rail. This "work train", two units and a ballast car, returns westbound after a morning detail at Merritt. They will cr... (more)

The sight of an almost-clean AT&SF warbonnet in 2009 is enough to make die-hard Santa Fe fan (and onetime employee) Mark Lynn drop to his knees in reverence. Mark, along with Dan "The Pope" Pope,... (more)