In 2011 it was not uncommon to find quite a few BN Cascade Green and ATSF Warbonnet units sitting in the Denver BNSF engine servicing yard. Also included on this day was EMDX 797, a GP38-2 built ... (more)

The humid nighttime air in Notasulga is broken by a southbound R679, whose EOT light streaks are the only thing that show its presence here, as it moves through town much faster than the posted sp... (more)

There is a nice mixed bag of engines in the UP North Yard.

LMX 8552 powers an Elkhart-BN Cicero runthrough freight through Chesterton/Porter, IN near the CSX connection from Michigan. That line was used by CP and Amtrak as well as CSX. This train is on NY... (more)

Southbound Grenada Railway job heading south out of Grenada on old IC passenger main rocking along at ten mph with four empty center beam flats.

Helm Leasing SD40-3 No. 6058 and two CORP GP38-3 (No. 3805 and No. 3807) switching the Roseburg Lumber Mill in Weed, CA.

After receiving a signal to proceed north from the main 1 track to the single main at Haletown, TN (MP J-133.1 James) a very late CSX Q142-09 (Jacksonville,FL-North Baltimore,OH) with a trio of Ci... (more)

A rather odd unit to find at GE in Erie. This unit was built for CNW and then came to UP. It was later sold to NREX and later HLCX before ending up at GE.

Locomotives:
GECX 5962 SD60

Back on April 9th the second treat of the day was this L262 with a Citirail leader with a CSX SD50 trailing. It was a great day trackside!

Less than half a mile from the Canada/U.S border, Canadian National #528 is approaching Rouses Point NY.

CREX 1308 brings up the rear of an empty coal train arriving at Helena, MT after a trip over Mullan Pass from Missoula.

In low afternoon sun, a westbound BNSF coal train skirts the shore of a tranquil Missouri River in Lombard Canyon west of Lombard, Montana, on June 25, 2017

A pair of BNSF westbound's wait to depart Helena for Mullan Pass on the afternoon of July 4th.

Conrail/LMS #720 & 721 are only a few days old as they lead an eastbound train of empty iron ore "jennies". The train is bound for the ore pier in Philadelphia for re-loading

A Utah Railway coal train descends the Gilluly loop with a four unit set of MPI leasers. You can see the lower leg of the loop to the right.