A Barstow, CA to Galesburg, IL manifest train as it climbs the 1.4% grade towards Crozier Canyon. Trailing in the lead consist is BNSF 639 & BNSF 973. Both units have been picked apart, with gaps ... (more)

BNSF 624, a C44-9W still wearing the classic Santa Fe paint, leads empty oil train 67R for CN through Chesterton, IN past the old NYC depot, now used as a Chamber of Commerce.

I don't remember a lot of Chicago to KC Q-trains running, so I think this was a little odd for 1995. Also odd was how the Santa Fe found the CNW 6564 unit. The 6564 was the one-off that was rebuil... (more)

Warbonnet C44-9W #626 is still kicking in ATSF paint as it takes headroom at Northtown Yard. The deadline has some neat units in the mix, but it's also a sad sight at the same time. Will any of th... (more)

A trio of C44-9W's, all still wearing Santa Fe Warbonnet paint, take headroom at St. Anthony as they prepare to shove into Union Yard. They might be faded and road weary, but it's nice to still be... (more)

Former ATSF Dash 9s find work at the BNSF's intermodal operations at the St. Paul Intermodal Facility and the Union Yard. BNSF 659 seems to fortunately lack any BNSF patching, so despite the temp... (more)

H-LAUSPO pulling into Livingston where they will sit and wait for the MRL 841 local to depart and for a set of helpers to attach to the rear to attack the hill into Bozeman.

As a Union Pacific freight crosses the Kansas River on the Highline Bridge, a BNSF Railway freight crosses into Missouri below it. BNSF Dash 9-44CW 670 is in Missouri, but Dash 9-44CW 663 (and th... (more)

A pair of old and badly faded Santa Fe warbonnet C44-9W's lead job L-HLA8361-02I westbound back into their yard at West Quincy, MO.

A pair of old and badly faded Santa Fe warbonnet C44-9W's lead job L-HLA8361-02I westbound back to their yard at West Quincy as they pass through Santuzza, MO.

A pair of old and badly faded Santa Fe warbonnet C44-9W's lead job L-HLA836 westbound back to their yard at West Quincy as they pass through Alexandria, MO.

A remote job heads out to do some work at BNSF's Northtown railyard.

Westbound NS 267 Triple Crown Services Roadrailer passes by an eastbound NS train at Clymers, IN, 03/06/09. Note the conductor with binoculars checking me out. The NS TCS Roadrailers end service o... (more)

AT&SF, Santa Fe 670-111-8272-543 with a eastbound on bridge 2, in Abo Canyon, Sias, New Mexico. April 15, 2001. Jack D Kuiphoff © photo

AT&SF, Santa Fe 645 leads a eastbound on the DRG&W at Dotsero, Colorado. April 18, 1997. Jack D Kuiphoff © photo