The fading sun shines off the nose of the BNSF 7058 as it slowly climbs over the hump of MP 444 as it follows close behind westbound traffic at Pica.

Two locomotives shove hard the rear of a 10,000 foot long Q-train as it climbs the 1.4% grade of Kingman Canyon.

The hot Willow Springs, IL to Los Angeles, CA UPS train races down towards to Kingman as it passes a rare empty coal train on the Seligman Sub.

An empty grain train charges up the main 2 route through Kingman with a rare Canadian National Dash-9 leader.

A Gallup, NM to Drake, AZ manifest train sits tied down at the cement plant of Drake as it waits for outbound cars to arrive from the interchange.

The Logistic Park Chicago to Long Beach Harbor stack train passes through the rural community of Valentine with a rare NS leader.

A pair of NS motors hustle the New York, NY (NS interchanged) to Los Angeles, CA Q-train out of Crozier as it races up to 70 MPH through Valentine.

A NS Dash-9 leads a San Bernardino long-pool Z-train across the Mojave Desert as it grinds up the 1.4% grade of Goffs Hill at Homer.

Almost like a scene from the early 2000s, a pair Warbonnets are found stopped in Needles Yard. BNSF 742 sits in the roundhouse tracks, waiting for its next assignment. In the back, BNSF 4718 leads... (more)

The first train to be called out of Ash Fork in nearly 20 years in the Willow Springs, IL to Phoenix, AZ Z-train. Prior to this date, crews would operate from Phoenix to Winslow; nearly 300 mile r... (more)

An EMD SD70ACe leads the San Bernardino, CA to Alliance, TX Z9 train as it charges over the hogback at Antares.

The morning sun hits the nose of the BNSF 7540 as it emerges out of Nelson Tunnel. Nelson Tunnel is the only double track tunnel built by the Santa Fe. With the triple track project of Cajon Pass,... (more)

Five GE motors hustle the hot Willow Springs, IL to North Bay, CA Z9 out of Cherokee Canyon as evening golden light takes full effect along Arizona's high desert.

A six car officer special, lead by two GE motors, races westwards near Williams as the fading sun dips below the horizon.

One of BNSF's "combo" train emerges from the shadows of Crozier Canyon as it heads westward towards Valentine. At 15,955 feet long, and 12,269 tons, two GE motors control the head end po... (more)