An eastbound extra Harbor stack approaches the Salton Sea as they pass the searchlights at Mortmar.

An extra LAXT to Marion, AR stack train heads eastbound through Palm Springs with a set of NS power behind the UP leader.

A perfect morning to start the vacation: Standing at the Alviso Sound near San José, having absolutely no wind and therefore a perfect mirror image and then a unexpected (waited there for some sc... (more)

UP 8991 leads a Southbound Ballast Train through Blossom Hill bound for Hollister, CA.

Super Bowl Sunday - WB on the Chicago line crosses the Toledo Line at Deshler

Right on time, the Denver Z scoots through Afton Canyon heading east. MOW is patiently waiting at Cima and Dawes for its arrival, then the real work will begin.

Fret not WalMart shoppers, here's a mother train of stuff coming your way. The Marion AR bound stacker heads past the Amtrak Palm Springs station building on a warm November afternoon.

This was not something you see everyday, UP meeting CN on CSX. Here's the Q372 meeting the Q621 at F.B. This was a nice contrast between old and new, first the older SD75I to the SD70's but then t... (more)

Here's another shot of Wednesday's Q372 passing over Game Farm road with UP 8991 and UP 7606, 8991 being a brand new SD70AH making this a really nice catch.

UP 8991 "Fresh out of the Box" -Gary Shermerhorn, brand new EMD SD70AH leads the Q372 through Voorheesville with a high green for track one.

A very factory fresh(note the spotless plow) UP SD70AH rumbles into the Town of Voorheesville NY on a limited approach behind a Q384 ahead on a busy crisp morning on the CSXT Selkirk Sub. The def... (more)