Tom Golden photo.
Before 1996, nobody would have even given a thought to the possibility of seeing Santa Fe Bluebonnet power at the BN's Clyde Yard in Cicero, IL. Today on September 16th of 2020, we see a pair of B... (more)
A pair of BN EMDs passes through Berwyn with an intermodal train. Tom Golden photo.
A southbound Burlington Northern freight approaches Douglas, Wyoming, on the BN’s Casper Subdivision on the morning of May 12, 1995. BN No. 3100 is the railroad’s first EMD GP50, ordered by Fr... (more)
Fresh from the EMD plant in LaGrange, a brand new Southern Railway GP50 is at the IHB's Blue Island Yard awaiting movement south to its new owner. Tom Golden photo.
The BNSF Chillicothe Sub (former Santa Fe) is well known for following the Des Plaines River. Here, we see a bird's eye view of the BNSF's Joliet Yard, located right on the outskirts of downtown. ... (more)
Quickly following an all day hide and seek battle with the clouds for sky superiority, the sun, finding clear skies to the horizon, ultimately prevails and to the victor goes the spoils. Its prize... (more)
Leaving the dark storm skies behind, BNSF 3127 (GP50) leads the Hudson oil can train towards Denver.
With eighty-six cars of mixed freight in tow, a northbound Santa Fe train on the Raton Pass line passes through Ilfeld, New Mexico.
An eastbound Santa Fe freight on the Raton Pass line roars through Romeoville, New Mexico. A clean GP50 and B36-7 are leading four filthy SD39’s and a C30-7.
BNSF's West Chicago local backs up a small industrial spur. These rails have seen better days, now only seeing this local 3 times per week.
Three Southern GP50’s wheel a southbound manifest near Red Hill, Virginia.
A little over a year old, three Southern GP50’s have their southbound manifest at track speed at Covesville, Virginia.
