Near Poe, CA a Gevo leads a manifest down the Feather River Canyon.
Another stack train rolls along the Feather River, viewed from an overlook between Pulga and Poe, CA.
The afternoon shadows are creeping in as a stack train strolls down the Canyon Sub, over the Feather River and under highway 70 at Pulga, CA.
Just minutes after the OCS passed, westbound 35J comes around the curve on track 2 and into some sunshine. A thunderstorm just missed us and the dark clouds make for a dramatic background.
The clouds rolled in and it had begun to rain just before the arrival of the NS OCS near downtown South Bend, IN.
NS stack train 23N is westbound on Main 2 near Otis, IN on the old NYC late in the afternoon. Looks as though the conductor needed to make or received a phone call.
The crew's day on westbound 267 is almost over as they approach Peru Jct on the Huntington Dist. At some point the 8922 has run into something solid as it's plow is bent back in the center.
Westbound TripleCrown train 264 lost it's lead unit a few miles back and had to be rescued by some light engines from Ft Wayne. Problems with the sanitary facility in the 6650 caused the crew to ... (more)
NS eastbound stack train 234 charges up the short grade at first light near Burket, IN at MP 417 on the ex-NKP Chicago District.
After learning that the westbound OCS wouldn't make it past Toledo we hit the road to try to get a shot somewhere. We landed at a country road crossing near Martin, OH or MP 274 on the NS Chicago... (more)
Westbound manifest L383 sweeps around the curve west of Albion, IN at MP 147 on the Garrett Sub.
NS loaded coal train 616 is eastbound at CP 395 on the ex-Conrail Chicago Line with a new BNSF SD70ACe in the lead.
CP run through train 36T with SOO and BNSF power rolls eastbound past the crossover at CP 395 on the NS ex-NYC Water Level Route.
The 7504 is looking a bit faded as it leads westbound Q226 past the farm 4 miles east of Albion, IN.
In the days last light, a former Conrail Dash 8 leads unit train K699 westbound around the curve at MP 138 on the Garrett Sub 4 miles east of Albion, IN.