This is an easy spot with excellent light in the late afternoon and evening at this time of the year to see some trains. As many as 80-90% of all trains in the metro Minneapolis/St. Paul area pas... (more)

Westbound empty blast thru the small town of Richardton. This train is passing MP 85 and is 85 miles west of Mandan, ND. Still 130 miles to Glendive, MT, the next crew change. Most of the SD75M's ... (more)

The afternoon hotshot out of Chicago has a brand new 200 on the point as they make their way west towards KC. The train is passing thru the crossovers at Argyle in southeast Iowa. These units were... (more)

A southbound BNSF train heads to Mobile, running on trackage rights over NS between Kimbrough and Saraland.

A southbound BNSF train heads to Mobile, running on trackage rights over NS between Kimbrough and Saraland - seen here near Pine Hill. Today BNSF is off the map and the Alabama & Gulf Coast Railwa... (more)

After a crew change in Needles this westbound intermodal is grinding upgrade and about to duck under I40 on their way to the west coast.

A welcome change of pace after seeing mainly dash nines on this stretch of rail. This "work train", two units and a ballast car, returns westbound after a morning detail at Merritt. They will cr... (more)

Z WSPPHX, a train that is usually dominated by GEVO's and Dash 9's, highballs out of Joliet, led by a Santa Fe SD75M.

Long live the Santa Fe! An eastbound merchandise freight with a Santa Fe lettered warbonnet beats the sunset in Naperville. The WBCS West Naperville signals can be seen in the distance. Al... (more)

A pair of old Santa Fe veterans head west in the late evening sun with a short empty grain train.

Trains are big, somethings are bigger, much bigger. It's low tide on the Puget Sound, providing an opportunity to walk along the water and under the Tacoma Narrows Bridges, where the leader of a ... (more)

Having just gotten a new crew this colorful lashup led by a Santa Fe SD75M is just pulling through town westbound.

Looping up through the desert on the lower grade westbound main at arrowhead junction this intermodal grinds its way up towards the US 95 crossing. Just to the right of the lead engine you can se... (more)

An eastbound St. Paul, MN, to Chicago, IL, Z-train rolls past the east end of Shabbona. Couple ex-Santa Fe motor do the honors this morning on this short speedster.