A BN lite power move consisting of a SD40-2, GE B-unit, and GP50 head north toward their home at Clyde Yard in Cicero after delivering a transfer to CSX's Barr Yard in nearby Riverdale. Tom Gol... (more)

I was listening to the scanner wondering if anything cool was running on the Staples Sub. I soon got an answer when I heard "BNSF 1940 East approach medium at Darling". I then proceeded out to ... (more)

NS 3503 and another SD40-2 lead 304-29 uphill out of Columbus as Memorial Day 2017 comes to a close.

CSX 8457 hammers the Conrail diamond at Willow Creek Road in Portage, IN in August of 1996. 8457 was rebuilt from a SD40 and the CSX line is now double track.

A new BN SD40-2 departing Beardstown, IL on a coal train.

This was a bit odd and a surprise, a SD40-2 leading an LNG tender and GEVO.

The crew of Blue Ridge Southern T31 brings their daily haul through the mountains of Haywood County, NC as they are on their way to Asheville. Here they are passing one of the many rural grade cro... (more)

After stopping in Eagle for a re-crew for late Horicon to Janesville manifest, the crew makes the classy move of adding flags in recognition of Memorial Day.

OHCR 3303 and NKPA-27 roll east through Blacklick and past the CEMEX Plant where OHCR 4093 waits out the holiday weekend.

WSOR T004 eastbound on the Ex-WC now CN Waukesha Mainline

WAMX 4211 and KN 381 knock down the signal at Bannon on their way into Columbus.

EMD 645 prime movers echo through the valley as Trona Railway's interchange train bound for the UP at Searles departs Trona with a heavy train.

Rolling east on the Lebanon Valley Line, a Conrail freight passes Valley Junction tower in West Reading, Pennsylvania. Although the tower is at this level, the actual Valley Junction is on the Rea... (more)

WB coal empties about to roll under the IC / CCP overpass in Woodbine, IA.

Desert Desolation

Heading west, Santa Fe SD40-2 5031 leads its train as it descends Cajon Pass on January 18, 1985. This location was dubbed "Stein's Hill" for the late, i... (more)