April doesn't normally mean snow showers. An unusual wet heavy mid-April snow storm yesterday evening has everything covered in slush and snow this morning. That doesn't stop the endless container... (more)
Pair of old dash 9's are working hard to get back up to speed and pull the grade thru West Ethel. The sand train ahead of them had to slow up for a train in emergency. The snow is falling pretty h... (more)
The Sunset Limit has just crossed the Mississippi River outside of New Orleans. The train is only 35" into their 1995 mile trip from New Orleans to Los Angeles. The Mississippi River bridge, ... (more)
I was glad that the local crew in the yard seen we needed more power at the shops after we showed up. So on this Monday morning they brought over the 3 geeps on the right and parked them. That mad... (more)
Lake Pontchartrain is a brackish estuary located in southeastern Louisiana. It covers an area of 630 square miles with an average depth of 12 to 14 feet. Its roughly 39x24 miles wide and length, a... (more)