Three Rio Grande Tunnel Motors on Union Pacific’s LJP45 local are picking up a cut of cars at the east end of Sutro siding on the west side of the Soldier summit grade. During this moment in ti... (more)

On the afternoon of July 3, 2022, an eastbound BNSF coal empty follows the the Clark Fork between Heron and Noxon, Montana, on Montana Rail Link’s scenic Fourth Subdivision.

An eastbound BNSF coal empty drops down the grade of Mullan Pass out of Weed, Montana, passing an old abandoned ranch on the morning of June 29, 2022.

Ground fog and a colorful sunrise greet the passengers and crew of the California Zephyr 5 train as it runs towards Keenesburg, Colorado.

Spring Sunrise at Larkspur and the Palmer Divide Southbound coal passes through the pines near Larkspur moving south into a foggy snowy wet sunrise near the Palmer Divide.

The Green Machine

In honor of “National Beagle Day”, (I didn’t even know this was a thing, until today…) I present a photo of our Beagle named Minturn watching a BNSF coal train climb Logan Hill in Powder R... (more)

An eastbound Montana Rail Link helper set of the usual four EMD SD70ACes, drops downgrade out of Weed, Montana, and through Iron Ridge cut on MRL’s main line over Mullan Pass on June 29, 2022. T... (more)

A serendipitous sliver of sunshine illuminates three BNSF coal trains at Converse Junction, Wyoming, on the afternoon of June 25, 2022. Out on the four-track main line is a coal load that is about... (more)

At Union Pacific’s Kansas City Locomotive Facility in Kansas City, Missouri, several UP machinists wrestle with a drawbar after installing new draft gear in the front of UPY EMD GP15-1 No. 697 o... (more)

Winston Hill is a great spot to watch storms form over the mountains and move about. A perfectly sunny day gave way to thick clouds later in the afternoon. As much as I wanted sun, I think this tu... (more)

Into the storm
With four cars for Helena Yard, Montana Rail Link’s Helena local climbs Winston Hill past milepost 215 and toward some stormy weather east of Winston Montana, on the af... (more)

A pair of Milwaukee Road EMD SD10s power a train through La Grange Park, Illinois, as it approaches the Harding Avenue grade crossing while working southward on the Indiana Harbor Belt/B&OCT main ... (more)

It’s 10:05 p.m. as an eastbound BNSF unit train slinks its way through Lombard Canyon and past illuminated Toston Dam between Toston and Lombard, Montana. Even at this late hour, the pretty suns... (more)

Palmer Delight A very foggy and flocked snowy spring sunrise at Greenland, CO under the Palmer Divide.