I sure miss the Milwaukee. Looks like only the hood was repainted as a cost saving measure.
Rio Grande GP40's and SP tunnel motor head west through the Royal Gorge route. They will soon be running through Tennessee Pass. This line is no longer in use except for tourist trains.
This was the locomotive that the railroad was started with.
A westbound HOGX runs through at speed through Buttermilk Curve. Locos consist of three C30-7's, CNW GP50, SD40 and a U30C. This is now triple track territory with concrete ties. This train ran be... (more)
The 315 leaves town with a short freight as the 487 takes on water so it can follow with its train.
An MP SD40-2 sits on the front of a freight train waiting to leave Dolton yard. Doors open to help cool the cab. No AC on these units.
EJ&E SD9 sits in Joliet yard on a very cold January. A good time to railfan. Nobody wants to come out and kick you out.
A stack train waits for clearance.
A Plymouth switcher sits on rails almost completely buried by dirt. I don't know what that big contraption does on the left, but it sure makes a lot of noise.
The 315 waits in front of the coaling tower as lights and photographers are setting up for the night shoot. There is still some blue light left in the sky minutes before it goes totally pitch blac... (more)
K27 463 pulls a railfan special across Labato trestle. The 463 is undergoing rebuilding at present, and hopefully we will see this loco run again.
A Metra train comes out of the edge of storm clouds. The sun just peeks out as the train rolls into Elmhurst station.
A trio of SD60's pull a stack track through the Hermosa tunnels as they head west towards Laramie.
A brand new pair of SD50's and a U30C wait for and APL stack train to run around them. I've never seen them this clean after this.
A pair of Conrail SD40-2's are making quick time of their freight on the BN's racetrack through LaGrange.
