BNSF 7678 (ES44DC) leads a mixed freight through Roggen, Colorado as it heads to Denver on the Brush Sub.

BNSF 6341 (ES44AC) waits out the storm on a siding at Roggen, Colorado.

BNSF 9264 (SD70ACe) shoves a loaded coal train towards storm clouds as the train runs west on the Brush Sub through Keenesburg, Colorado.

Storm clouds to the east of Keenesburg, Colorado provide a dramatic background as BNSF 7678 (ES44AC) runs west on the Brush Sub.

BNSF 7678 (ES44AC) runs into sunlight as storm clouds develop east of Keenesburg, Colorado.

BNSF 1925 (SD40-2) leads a short train with a crane car as they try to outrun severe weather on the Brush Sub.

BNSF 6341 (ES44AC) sits in Roggen, Colorado, waiting for the expiration of a severe storm warning that has spawned hail, a tornado warning and a hold on all rail traffic.

An empty vehicle train for Richmond, CA is led by three GE locomotives as they gain speed down the grade into Walapai.

BNSF 6139 leads a San Bernardino bound Z-train through Kingman as it approaches Kingman's Amtrak station.

The hot Willow Springs, IL to North Bay, CA UPS train descends down the 1.3% grade of Slaughterhouse Canyon and into downtown Kingman.

A Z-SBDALT4 brings up the rear of fleet eastbound trains in the afternoon as it rumbles through Kingman Canyon.

A Logistic Park Kansas City (LPK), KS to Los Angeles, CA Z-train races west into Yucca after a dog catch crew gets on and relieves the Winslow to Needles crew.

Night falls while I patiently wait at the Eastbound control signal at Berne. As the sky begins to clear and the stars start to pop out I finally see the signals light up and begin to hear the soun... (more)

BNSF 9138 (SD70ACe) runs north through Larkspur, Colorado on the Joint Line.

BNSF 8470 (SD70ACe) runs over the Santa Fe Bridge in Larkspur, Colorado.