Snow, 40 below wind chills, code blue skies, thundering EMD's and a train of steaming ore pellets....does it really get much better? IC 6251 is in charge of this southbound out of Fairlane, bound ... (more)

CP 5108 of recent rebuild leads the Bensenville-Schiller Park stack transfer under the signals at B-12 in F5ranklin Park, IL.

IC 6253 and 3 tunnel motors has just loaded 145 cars of fresh taconite, and has started its journey to Two Harbors, where it'll be unloaded, then the process will be started all over again.

After making the trip north from Proctor, IC 6251 leads another IC SD40-3 and a CN-painted, DMIR tunnel motor into the United Taconite loadout at Fairlane.

Having completed the trip from Fairlane, IC 6260 and 2 Canadian 40s enter the yard tracks in Proctor. Before the train was finished passing, the sun would disappear, disappointing us for the empty... (more)

A mish-mash of power is seen this morning at the diesel shops at Proctor, still primarily dominated by EMD's SD40 class. In this view we have SD40-2W, SD45T-2, SD40u, and the standard, SD40-2. How... (more)

Quebec Gatineau dimensional with wind mill palms is heading weat toward Montreal as it approaches Yamachiche.

CSXT 4006 commands loaded grain train through the rural Pickaway County countryside.

CSXT 4006 accelerates it's loaded grain train past Robbins center siding in rural Pike County.

With the Christmas holiday behind us, A746 is back at it this morning as it prepares to depart Opelika heading north after dropping off interchange cars with NS. To the right, my beautiful girlfr... (more)

Northbound on the running track at Sparta, IC 6253 pushes snow as the northbound trek from Two Harbors to U.S. Steel Minntac at Mountain Iron continues while heavy snow persists.

Local train A746 works the West Fraser saw mill as seen from the underutilized hwy 431 bridge. Note: The rare and elusive Frank Orona can be seen in his natural habitat to the left.

OMLX 3146 (SD40-3) runs long hood forward and leaves the Budweiser Brewery Plant in Fort Collins, Colorado.

OMLX 3146 (SD40-3) runs long hood forward as it crosses the Cache la Poudre River in Fort Collins, Colorado.

Eastbound stacks and racks.