In the early morning hours of December 3, 2022, the Newberry Road bridge west of Durand, MI on the CN Flint Sub caught fire and burned to the ground. The news came as a shock to both myself and ma... (more)
A westbound Union Pacific grain train enters Buttermilk Curve on the east side of the village of Brady. An evening spent here produced a number of westbounds and a couple eastbounds. The next day,... (more)
The Day Gas skirts the banks of the Clark Fork River not long after departing Thompson Falls. In the five previous trips I'd taken to the MRL, this was my first time exploring much of the line wes... (more)
The main reason for my visit to the CN Dubuque Sub in northeastern Iowa was to witness the topography of the railroad first hand. I was amazed how much the railroad follows the contour of the land... (more)
CN's rather elusive Council Bluffs local heads west through the broad curve at Woodbine with a nice pair of former Oakway SD60s leading. Union Pacific's Boone Subdivision can be seen in the backgr... (more)