After dropping off cars at the Pig Farm and the storage tracks on the branch line, the Apache heads for home with a classic C420 leading the way.

With their second train of the day, ESWR 602, 601 and 603 roll through Ambrosia Lake with 24 loads of coal for the plant in Prewitt. A cloud threatened to spoil the party, but thankfully it held o... (more)

On a sunny afternoon, the Escalante Western arrives at the Western Fuels' Association Generating Station with 24 loads of coal. The second unit suffered a failure at the Peabody Mine and the crew ... (more)

Not long after departing the Western Fuels' Generating Station in Prewitt, the Escalante Western's trio of SD40-3's exit their own mainline and enter BNSF Lee Ranch Sub trackage at Escalante Junct... (more)

With a hefty train from the BNSF in Holbrook, a trio of Apache Railway products thunder south.

On a gorgeous morning in Snowflake, the Apache Railway prepares its outbound train for the BNSF in Holbrook. Can't go wrong with Alcos!

BNSF 1561, an SD38-2 (very rare on BNSF's roster) that still wears BN Cascade green, shoves its last few cars over the hump at Argentine Yard. From what I've seen online, 1561 should be one of two... (more)

Time is not on the side of the Escalante Western Railway, a subsidiary of the Western Fuels Association. The last day is set for Thursday, April 30th. Enroute from Western Fuels' Escalante Generat... (more)

A trio of Apache's finest make way south out of Holbrook, AZ with interchange from the BNSF bound for Snowflake.

It's always great to see Santa Fe blue/yellow rolling down home rails. SD40-2 #1614 approaches the Patterson Road crossing on Joliet's east side. It's in charge of Y JOL202, with help from fellow ... (more)

CN 4787, a rather tired looking GP38-2W in zebra stripe paint, leads the Phoenix Local (L529) across Bridge 198 and the Des Plaines River in Joliet. These GP38-2W's are seen more around Canada, ma... (more)

Led by a multimark "Pacman" SD40-2, CP train 198 closes in on Tower B17 and its final destination of Bensenville Yard with help from an action red SD40-2 and a beaver scheme AC4400CW. Wi... (more)

Train 198 is a daily occurrence on the Canadian Pacific. It's powered by GE's on nearly a daily basis, but the CP threw us all a curveball today in the form of a pair of SD40-2's leading an AC4400... (more)

Around Milwaukee and Chicagoland lately, we've been graced with the presence of CP SD40-2's on ballast trains. It's been at least eight years, however, since I've seen SD40-2's leading a high prio... (more)

As Y JOL202 shoves east to the 51 Lead with Bluebonnet SD40-2 #1614, L CHI105 highballs west on Main 2 through the Kankakee River backwaters with a "unibrowed" GP50 leading the way. Wednesday even... (more)