The Vancouver to Chicago intermodal heads over the Rockford trestle early in the morning. This shot wasn't possible until recent tree clearing occured, opening up a new angle on the north side of ... (more)

Viewed from the top of Dayton's Bluff, a firework show has started after the St. Paul Saints won their game against the Omaha Storm Chasers. Meanwhile, a CP transfer job heads east towards Pigs Ey... (more)

A dash 9 and gevo lead the Lincoln, NE to Northtown Yard manifest early in the morning on the Wayzata Sub. After traveling several hundred miles, the train is now on the home stretch, less than 20... (more)

With the train now on their own trackage, MNAU departs Tracy in some beautiful light, with 3465 smoking up a storm. Seems like its trying to imitate the ALCOs that once dominated this line 40 year... (more)

Now on the final few miles of CP trackage, the MNAU heads out of Walnut Grove, home of "Little House on the Prairie". The trees had recently been chopped down along the ROW, giving way for a nice ... (more)

MNAU rounds the curve east of Lamberton

Several of us were out on this beautiful March afternoon to view RCPE's Mankato, MN to Aurora, SD manifest. This was my first time actually chasing the RCPE, and I'll definitely do it again!

At sunset, the 661 continues west in Andover, now only about 30 miles from its destination in Aberdeen.

The local sweeps through the curve into the town of Bristol with a nice golden glow.

The 661 heads west through the cut at Ortley. Milwaukee Road sure made an interesting layout through here.

After finishing up work in Big Stone, the Aberdeen local hauls west up grade at Marvin. Fittingly, it had the green one leading on St. Patrick's Day.

The Aberdeen to Willmar manifest heads into Kerkhoven siding to wait a few minutes for clearance into Willmar yard.

The Willmar to Aberdeen manifest heads east on the Appleton Sub out of Danvers with a classic EMD powerset. Despite the lack of snow in this scene, the temps were far from pleasant, with the windc... (more)

On the tail of a long 298, the Glenwood wayfreight slowly heads east into Eden Valley with a nice surprise, an ex MILW GP40. Normally, this job uses ECOs, so seeing anything other than that is a t... (more)

On a cold morning, the Kansas City to Northtown manifest heads north on the Marshall Sub with an eclectic consist. In order, an H1 Dash 9, Mac, and 2 SD40-2s from the Southwestern Railroad in WRIX... (more)