The LB local featured one of the last remaining SD45's in service on the MRL back in May 2022. On this beautiful Friday evening the job got a 16:00 call time at Laurel. Many chased the job across ... (more)

The LB local featured one of the last remaining SD45's in service on the MRL, and with a 16:00 call time at Laurel, the chase was on this beautiful Friday evening as many chased the job across the... (more)

An empty grainer from is eastbound on the MRL 2nd Sub. The train makes great time as they work thru the Yellowstone River Valley along Interstate 90 and knocks off the final miles into Laurel. The... (more)

Probably one of the cooler shots on the MRL is the shot of trains leaving Helena on the 3rd Sub. After cutting in the MRL manned helpers at Helena Jct (MP 3), the train goes right to a fight to cl... (more)

This RBG coal train loaded at Signal Peak Mine, MT, rolls along the Yellowstone River on the MRL 2nd Sub just west of Columbus. The train is the 140th train loaded in 2022 bound for export at Rob... (more)

This RBG coal train loaded at Signal Peak Mine, MT, rolls along the Yellowstone River on the MRL 2nd Sub just west of Columbus. The train is the 140th train loaded in 2022 bound for export at Rob... (more)

A beautiful morning has this empty coal train from the Robert Bank roaring down the MRL 2nd Sub bound for Roundup, MT, and Signal Peak Energy Mine. These boys were on duty at Helena at 06:45. By ... (more)

On the way south to the Marysville Sub for the 4014, we chased down a westbound freight on the BNSF Hastings Sub. To our surprise we found this power leading a Lincoln to Hastings junk freight wes... (more)

The heart of coal country is Alliance Yard in northwestern Nebraska. This is where coal trains can head east towards Lincoln, NE, and points east, or south towards Denver and points south. Empty t... (more)

A coal train works between Ravenna and Lincoln. This section see most of the coal traffic out of the PRB for the BNSF. A cool old ex-CB&Q Depot is still used by the BNSF at York.

This is the BNSF's St. Joseph Sub crossing of the Missouri River at Rulo. This bridge was originally built in 1877 and in 1977 work was done to replace that bridge on the old piers with one that c... (more)

An eastbound grain train off the CN Osage Sub hammers along trying to get up to speed after meeting a super late 337 at Jesup. The train catches the last rays of the day as sunset is minutes away.... (more)

Back in 2021, the 2nd straight weekend 338 got us out of the house for some fan favorite power on a Sunday. The daily CN Waterloo to Kirk Yard freight crossing Prairie Creek with KCS power. KCS po... (more)

The Iowa Northern shutdown operations for a bit on Saturday so their employees could enjoy a company ride and lunch. The employee special ran from Waterloo to Vinton and back. Here the job pokes a... (more)

The Iowa Northern shutdown operations for a bit on Saturday so their employees could enjoy a company ride and lunch. The employee special ran from Waterloo to Vinton and back. Here the train rolls... (more)