Riding the rails as the once proud General Electric unit of the Burlington Northern Railroad now sits on display in Gillette for railfans and non-railfans alike to view. The unit sits all alone on... (more)

After being forced to wait north of town for several hours because UP cant get their crew call times right, southbound Proviso Yard (Chicago), IL to Pine Bluff, AR manifest train leans into a curv... (more)

BNSF intermodal train Q-NYCLAC, otherwise called the "Nick Lack," charges westbound under a pair of ATSF searchlight signals at Edelstein along BNSF's Chillicothe Subdivision. This train... (more)

Snaking its way out of Black Thunder Mine, southbound FPPX (Fayatte Power Project) coal loads enter back onto BNSF's Orin Subdivision at a location known as Reno Junction. The long train of "... (more)

A pair of ex-C&NW Dash 9's lead a northbound transfer move for Union Pacific's East Yard as they head up the Del Rio Subdivision with part of San Antonio's beautiful skyline looming in the backgro... (more)

A phase IV Dash 8 sits idle at the downtown San Antonio Amtrak station parallel to the tracks of Union Pacific's Del Rio Subdivision. This engine and its two bi-level superliners are awaiting the ... (more)

The beautiful summer sun begins to slowly set over Norfolk Southern's busy Lafayette District at a location west of Tolono, IL known as "Dawn." A classic Wabash searchlight signal still ... (more)

After holding in the yard south of here for several trains, the Villa Grove, IL based "Local 50" sprints north out of town headed for switching duties at various industries along UP's Villa Grove... (more)

With only minutes of daylight left, NS manifest train #14E cruises eastward over the Lafayette District about to knock down the clear signal at CP "Martin" just behind me. The long Decat... (more)

Hitting the CN diamonds at Tolono, Norfolk Southern TripleCrown train #255 flys across the Lafayette District headed westbound towards Voltz Yard in Kansas City, MO. Today's train is led by a Cana... (more)

Just as there is a break in the clouds, Norfolk Southern's high-priority Harrisburg, PA to Kansas City, MO Intermodal train (NS 21T) accelerates westbound on the ex-Wabash Lafayette District. The ... (more)

Heading through this line's namesake town, Clearing Yard (Chicago) to Pine Bluff, AR manifest train MCHPB-13 slowly glides down the Villa Grove Subdivision headed for a crew change at the depot ju... (more)

A pair of Union Pacific AC44CW-CTE's keep southbound loaded coal train CNROL9-23 moving up the steep 1.1% grade known only as Logan Hill. This train originated at the North Rochelle Mine, not to f... (more)

A long and heavy southbound loaded Nebraska Public Power (NPPX) coal train claws its way uphill on main track three past a location called Coal Creek JCT near the town of Wright, WY. This train ha... (more)

Having just been loaded at the Antelope Mine, a southbound loaded UP coal train fights and claws its way up the 1% grade of Logan Hill north of Bill, WY. This train is headed for unloading at the ... (more)