Charging North with what looks like a BNSF publicity train, a brand new swoosh rockets around the S-curve in Crystal City with a string of new hoppers. Canon 350D. 75-300mm.

A unit tank train, OCXTY 06, with two CSX motors on the point, pulls into Dupo to change crews and fuel-up after the first big snow.

With the sun on the horizon, this single road-weary SP tunnel motor notches out and heads west with a short manifest. This ting was black with grime, literally the only clean areas were where UP h... (more)

Which one does not belong? A UP Geep 15-1 runs light to pick up a cut of commuter cars to run to the coach yard. Canon 350D.

On a humid summer afternoon this UP manifest sits at DD road waiting for a signal at ICG on the Chester Sub as severe thunderstorms rage in the backgound. This was the most active severe storm day... (more)

MRS SW1500 #257 does the switching honors today in the Anhueser-Busch Brewery yard.

Desert Landscapes: Just on the other side of the fabulous Meteor Crater, the DPU on a Westbound BNSF manifest freight follows towards Flagstaff. In the distance the San Francisco volcanic f... (more)

Oh, The Things We Take For Granted: Ever find yourself missing the simple things from years ago? I particularly miss big lash ups of yard goats on the TRRA. It's really something to hear 4 ... (more)

Out of the Darkness: After waiting almost 45 minutes for a BNSF track gang to clear their track-and-time, UP 4014 slowly emerges from the St. Paul tunnels on main track 2. They will pull th... (more)

Wasting no time getting through Carbon Siding, Q247 02 knocks down the the old B&O mast signal as it flies through O'Fallon. Note that the siding has a rare dwarf CPL. Pretty soon, these signals w... (more)

After recieving a fresh crew, they notch out 8701 and head for Pine Bluff, AR. Even 12 years after CNW's demise, this old girl still looks good. Canon 350D.

Three BNSF motors lead an endless string of grain hoppers as it snakes through Hoffman Ave, eastbound, on a cool fall morning, the St. Paul skyline in the distance. Harvest season is still in full... (more)

Way Back Machine: Before the oddball models were disposed from UP's roster, a veteran SP SD45 rebuild hustles a Northbound freight through Dupo on a foggy spring morning. This unit started ... (more)

After making it's last passenger pick up, Milwaukee 261 highballs Minneapolis, westward on the Fall Colors Special. The train is crossing the bridge that takes the Wayzata Sub across Boom Island i... (more)

Tip Top Shape: A line of big GE's (or "Beavers" as they're known to many CP crews) sit ready to go on 7 track at the St. Paul Roundhouse. Also getting some attention is a GP20-ECO... (more)