Well if it had to be a CN unit, at least it was one of the better looking ones paint wise, and aesthetically, on their roster. Long string of containers head north for Canada via the steep grade o... (more)

In what may be the last photo of a J engine, or at least the #666 under the "EJE" banner, the #666 drills the yard in sweet early morning light. This morning the EJE was officially merged into the... (more)

A new CN GE is howling in dynamics as it brings a heavy train down the new grade on Steelton Hill. This was a massive engineering project turning a former 3 train a week DM&IR branchline into a 3 ... (more)

A lot dirtier than when it first started testing, a GE Tier 4 demo barrels down the 2nd Sub. It was incredibly peaceful listening to the burbling Yellowtone River, roosters and cows making noise a... (more)

To the kids getting to see Santa inside the coaches, Im sure the train seemed larger than life!

After not shooting the transfers all summer, I am finally back in the $! $oo Line that is...

7 Tilden power has turned into the 3 Tilden and departs with empties the 7 Yard/Hill brought up earlier. The LS&I logo under the window has faded fast.

Soaring across the Pend Oreille River, the POVA heads towards Priest River after running around their train and working at Newport. In addition to the massive bridge, the Albeni Falls Dam in the b... (more)

I wonder what these units would be saying if they could talk. At least 30 years their senior, NSSR power backs through the crossovers headed back to the barn. 13,2000 horsepower vs 3600 horsepowe... (more)

I have been fortunate to be able to shoot a lot of Bessemer orange in MN lately. This winter however it was looking a little ragged... although to be fair the DM&IR generally didn't wash their uni... (more)

Thundering along the Yellowstone River at a location made famous by the icon NP historian Warren McGee, 20 cylinder SD45's continue to earn their keep, even as 2020 approaches 2021.

This looks like a horseshoe curve, but in reality, this is the top of an absolutely massive S curve. I would estimate it's about 3-5 miles long. Seen here, with dynamics whining this load from Sig... (more)

Engineer Ben Nygaard is qualifying on the WC trackage from Superior to Stevens Point and ironically, what does this Missabe based employee get? An ore train! Seen here thundering through "Dan's Di... (more)

While disappointed the newly repainted DMIR #211 wasn't leading, you cant go wrong with a consist like this! Every type of road unit on the Missabe is represented on this train: SD45T-2 (really... (more)

Vintage power winds coal empties through the curves as they head off of the BNSF to home rails and a trip up the Lakefront Line for storage.