The City of Chillicothe leads the daily Huron, SD to Rapid City, SD manifest... the second unit is actually DM&E, but in exactly 45 days the paint scheme will again match its owner.
Alot of the IMRL power was anything but decent. Alot of it was wore out and handed down power dating back to as early as 1966. All we did then was beat on it even more, I was guilt of that many da... (more)
When you got to either be dug out or dig yourself out of the front door, you know that you've been hitting some good drifts. The wind was blowing quite hard today filling in drifts between Austin,... (more)
Southbound manifest led by ICE 6211 and a KCS Ace wake up the residents of LeClaire on a beautiful July morning.
Most freight trains would crawl up Lake Hill in Milwaukee due to the relatively stiff grade south of town on the CP (ex_MILW) line. Not this train! 5, count 'em 5, SD40-2's in the ICE/DME paint sc... (more)
A convenient snow pile provides an excellent vantage point to view B27's blue and gold duo rolling through the small town of Lewiston, MN.
A Nahant,IA to Kansas City,MO manifest rolls along the shore of the Mississippi River
As the sun heads for the horizon, CP 473 rolls through Kittredge with an old school lash-up. The train is 23 miles from a crew change in Savanna.
ICE 114 heads SB through Hampton near Lighthouse Ends.
It's all "vintage" EMD power on today's 280 manifest coming south and approaching the KK River bridge under the Milwaukee Road era search lights.
The TCW waits patiently at Robert St. for CP job H24 to clear Robert St. with cars for the UP at State St. TCW will then head to Western Ave to pick up cars from the UP. Taken while off duty, wear... (more)
A cool EMD lash on 484 crawls out The Wash while 281's autorack express works west into Muskego Yard.
CSX Q468 pulls off of the Charlotte Sub into Monroe Yard to pick up cars for the trip to Hamlet with a rare ICE SD40-2 on the point.
Q210 speeds through the hills of north Georgia at 60mph with ICE SD40-2 #6212 leading the way.
March isn't a banner month for color along the River Subdivision but the mighty Mississippi still flows.
