Southbound coal drag CNAOV9 16 pales in comparison to the magnificently beautiful sunset.

BNSF Northtown Yard: Waiting for a light to depart, a Eastbound BNSF manifest has a nice 5 unit lash-up, and now with a new crew, is ready to blast off. In the background is Northtown Yard,... (more)

Sure, you can get diesel at the 6th Street Scales, but what interests me more are the diesels on YDU50 09 going over the scales. The last one being one of only 3 GP40P-2's built for the SP and use... (more)

Late in the day, bathed in golden sunlight, the Monett Turn scoots through Gateway in run 8. They're running way behind today and will waste no time getting back to Springdale. Even running track ... (more)

Just before midnight, the conductor on this NB manifest steps off to do a roll-by, with his train sitting against an awesome moon-lit sky. Canon 350D.

Two yard units, a GP38 and a GP60 rock back-and-forth as they make their way down the east auxilary track in Dupo Yard. Canon 350D.

Start the Morning Off Right: As the day starts, the extra rock train heads east towards Dresser following the passenger special. Looks like the track inspector has parked his Suburban here ... (more)

ALCO Safari Day 7, Delaware Lackawanna: Upon arriving in Scranton, I pulled the old "be at Bridge 60 at 8am" trick, and like clockwork, I was rewarded with Job PO74 assembling the... (more)

Amtrak 303 flies past a group of UP track workers, as they inspect the work of a tamping machine that just passed that spot.

Union Pacific #5933 passes through Kirkwood, this was interesting, as the 2 rear units were dead, the AC44 was all alone on that empty. As seen from the park across the tracks. Train ID was CDYSV ... (more)

This former Illinois Terminal SW1200, now owned by Respondek, sits at Niedringhaus waiting for Terminal to get out of the way so they can shove a cut of steel cars back into River's Edge. Canon 35... (more)

This UP auto parts train, AASFX 16, has a sparkling clean SD70M on the point. Little did we know that a train "race" of sorts was going on, as Amtrak 303 was fast approaching on the #1 track at 75... (more)

Who is this guy, brazen enough to hang out the window? Oh, just a friend of mine, here he rolls through Lake Jct. This is where the original MoPac line splits off for a 1 mile run where it now end... (more)

At the end of a sunny, but cold day, a pair of freshly painted CP geeps brings a cut of cars by the engine facilities at the always busy Pigs Eye yard. The clouds are moving in though, and we shou... (more)

On a humid summer afternoon this UP grain train heads south on the Chester Sub as severe thunderstorms build in the backgound. This was the most active severe storm day yet this season. Canon 350D... (more)