IAIS 513 East rolls into the curve leading the CBBI, and passes the station sign at West Liberty, IA. Big time kudos go out to Scott Marsh for the guide along in the chase!
Night time cab view of BNSF 9183 after stopping to get an air hose to prepare for the shove back to the 6 Belt crossing to park the beast.
Frozen solid. IAIS 513 crosses the frozen Cedar River on a neat bridge, and will meet the BICB in just a couple miles.
Two SD70M's lead a domestic Z train through the Feather River Canyon, occupying Tunnels 10 and 11.
Three big C-C EMD's shove back into the yard, working the Hump Job.
With 17 more cars to unload, the conductor (okay, we don't use one.. It was me) reviews the paperwork that will be turned over to the outbound BNSF crew. After unloading, a 1 car pickup from the R... (more)
A little Respondek SW1200 drags about 40 cars across the crossing and towards the sweet low setting sun.
The Bismarck Local departs De Soto and lays a smokescreen that the military would be envious of. I bet the old stick rail goes back to the MoPac days...
After doing the proper parking, tie-down procedures and clocking out, I grabbed a few shots of my train with the plant behind... BNSF 9183 and two GE's idle awaiting the outbound BNSF crew for the... (more)
After unloading 15,800 tons of coal, BNSF 9183 and two GE's idle awaiting an outbound BNSF crew on a chilly Sunday afternoon.
Rolling alongside the Truckee River, a stack train rolls Westbound up the grade with a SD9043MAC on the point.
The KMNOA has just been flagged through CP RV208 and is back to the task of grinding up Donner Pass.. Yeah, the blue unit trailing is UP 2001.
Four units slug eight thousand tons of domestic intermodal up the 1.67% grade and are just a couple of miles from entering the Golden State.
A clean IAIS 512 idles in the Rock Island Yard on a chilly January afternoon.
The paperwork for tonights' train shows 136 loads and 0 empties, while the snow keeps falling. But, who cares? I'm nice and warm inside the BNSF 5844 while the coal unloading process continues thr... (more)
