Rounding the S-curves along the Columbia River just west of Maryhill on BNSF's Fallbridge Subdivision.
Eastbound along south bank Kamloops Lake which it will follow into Kamloops. CN Main uses the north bank.
DPU takes up the rear of an eastward intermodal train as it rolls through Ashcroft BC in the semi arid Thompson River Valley.
An Eastbound crosses the swing bridge over the narrows between Shuswap and Mara Lakes.
An eastbound intermodal running over the Evaro Hill line curves alongside the Flathead River
An eastbound out of Wenatchee climbs out of the Columbia River Valley..ahead lies the famed Trinidad Loop
An eastbound just out of Whitefish crosses the Flathead River. Ahead lies Marias Pass
An eastbound approaches the west Texas town of Sanderson where a crew change will take place for the next lap to Del Rio
With the morning sun behind me this train is full of color with red, blue, and white stacks along with some BNSF orange for some flavor.
The Conrail on the nose may be faded but the blue still stands strong as this locomotive helps push an eastbound intermodal upgrade.