Dropping down the original California Southern Railroad 1885-built grade across Cajon Pass, Santa Fe C30-7 8094, SD45 5396, SD40-2 5206 and Burlington Northern SD40-2 6353 are a nice mix of diesel... (more)

A Burlington Northern coal empty approaches the top of the grade at Palmer Lake on Colorado’s Joint Line on the afternoon of July 8, 1985. Four GE C30-7s lead a lone EMD SD40-2 as power for the ... (more)

On September 7, 1999, a Burlington Northern Santa Fe freight rolls through Grizzly, Montana, after crossing Marias Pass on the southern border of Glacier National Park. Burlington Northern GE C30-... (more)

A Red and Yellow C30-7 leads a westbound pig train past the cement plant at Nelson AZ on a fall day in 1989. this shot was taken from my friends airplane. This is the Seligman west Sub. note the... (more)

A westbound 90-car Santa Fe manifest passes through Abo Canyon, New Mexico at Bridge 4.

Our longest hike into Abo Canyon included the opportunity to deal with several rain showers. Here a westbound Santa Fe 45-car manifest passes through one of them.

Kansas City Southern de Mexico 3488 and a CSX unit are in the process of being scrapped at the Larry's Truck and Electric facility in Lordstown, Ohio The handrails have already been removed. Phot... (more)

The cab of Ohio Central 7133, and two former Conrail units wearing Ohio Central numbers 7131 and 7137, spend a quiet evening at the Larry's Truck and Electric facility. These three engines were f... (more)

A little St. Patty's Day green in the form of BN 5020 leading a westbound on the former Burlington Route at Greenwood, NE, enroute Lincoln and beyond. A GP50 and LMX B39-8 trail.

Empty train X79 leb by a C30-7 #9406, this is a ex-ATSF #8137, BNSF #5180, NREX #8137.

The Union Depot area in Pueblo, Colorado was once teeming with passenger activity. That activity was supplanted by a seemingly never-ending parade of Powder River coal trains like this 112-car one... (more)

While five 3000-hp Burlington Northern C-C’s cross the trestle over the Salt Creek in Pueblo, Colorado, Powder River-bound empty hoppers snake behind them. Although the train disappears behind t... (more)

An empty auto rack train moves east on the Santa Fe at Abo Canyon, New Mexico.

Getting used to Santa Fe rails, a pair of BN motors lead a fast rolling eastbound through the curves in Camden, MO. The venerable wig wag crossing signal here started clanging well before a train ... (more)