Ethanol loads clump over the BNSF diamonds as the first light of day spreads.

An eastbound (south along the Mississippi River) BNSF grain train passes beneath the bluffs just north of Savanna that are lit up by late afternoon sunlight passing through residual sugars left in... (more)

An eastbound taconite train out of Minnesota crosses the BNSF-DM&E interlocking at Savanna.

At sunset, three Dash 9s--two of them NS--haul an empty BNSF grain train eastward along the Mississippi River and the Palisades.

273's train waits for a new crew at Savanna while the sun begins to peak over the bluff and glint off the auto racks.

As the sun sets over the mighty Mississippi, a Clinton bound ethanol train rumbles south/east on the Aurora Sub. I knew I had to visit this spot after seeing Alan Craig's shot from this same spot.... (more)

A lone GEVO brings what looks to be an ethanol train down the BNSF Aurora Sub next to the serene Mississippi River on a brutally hot day.

On a beautiful summer evening, a westbound Z train roars along the base of the Palisades.

both waiting for a re-crew

'He leadeth me beside the still waters'… part II. The last time I was at this overlook at Mississippi Palisades State Park last October, I captured a beautiful scene ( http://www.railpictures.n... (more)

A BNSF westbound manifest (compass northbound along the Mississippi River) passes beneath the bluffs of Mississippi Palisades State Park as the setting sun lights up the limestone cliffs.

This work train just finished its job of dumping riprap with side dump gondolas and then smothing the rock out with a spreader that is on the other end of the train. Some of the fresh rock can be... (more)