Coal trains on the Santa Fe race track looked out of place. These York Canyon Coal trains were heading to McCook and points east. Usually, these heavy trains got 3-4 big GEs for power. As seen he... (more)
The BN ran 2 intermodal trains to Denver out of Chicago. One ran early morning into Galesburg, and the other one at night. The night one has stayed thru the BNSF era. Train 65 was normally the day... (more)
Th BN tested 4 SD60MAC's and then later in 1993 they placed an order for 350 SD70MAC's. The SD60s were the test bed to what became a huge investment in the coal power fleet with the purchase of th... (more)
An empty coal train from the Brookfield Sub swings around the corner and out the Waterman way towards Graham for another trip back to the coal fields. By 1996 AC power was getting to be common. Sc... (more)
Running coal trains thru Galesburg Yard wasn't too common practice. Once in a while, MofW or traffic issues would force the hand, and the trains would run by the roundhouse and out thru Waterman t... (more)
A Westbound hotshot passes the classic Santa Fe Cantilever bridge at GI on the westside of Galesburg. A newer Dash 9 leads the pack west on the Chillicothe Sub. Santa Fe purchased 100 of these Das... (more)
Amtrak's westbound Southwest Chief slows to a station stop at Galesburg where eighty-five years ago like the mural on the building shows the Burlington Zephyr would stop,
BNSF H1 SD40-2 1842 rests between assignments in Galesburg Yard. Taken during the VIP Yard tour during Galesburg Railroad Days.
Former Santa Fe C40-8W 876 sits in back of the diesel shop in Galesburg, waiting to be moved to LTEX for scrap. Taken during the VIP Yard tour during Galesburg Railroad Days.
CEFX AC4400CW 1055 sits in the yard in Galesburg as seen during a VIP yard tour during railroad days.
BNSF SD40-2 1759 sits in the yard in Galesburg.
A smattering of BNSF yard engines are scattered throughout the south side of BNSF's expansive Galesburg Yard on a beautiful summer morning.
Butthead cow and a homemade calf.
Using trackage rights on the BN from KC-Chicago, a SP intermodal train travels east thru the outskirts of Galesburg IL.
Former BN SD40-2 1706 leads the 664 local into Galesburg yard.
