Surrounded by the verdant grasses of springtime is an eastbound unit coal train train east of Verona on June 14, 1997. Powering the train loaded with Powder River Basin coal is Oakway Leasing EMD ... (more)

A pair of SD60 motors were in charge of L562 on Sunday, September 13th, 2020. L562 runs a Amherst Jct turn out of Steven's Point, WI on CN's Neenah Sub, usually on Sundays. Here they're seen on th... (more)

A cool catch was this interchange move between the CP and the IAIS on Saturday. The B71 local went over at Taylor Street to get some interchange traffic and an empty potash train from the IAIS Sil... (more)

A cool catch was this interchange move between the CP and the IAIS on Saturday. The B71 local is over at Taylor Street to get some interchange traffic and an empty potash train from the Silvis swi... (more)

Led by Oakway Leasing EMD SD60 No. 9019, a northbound Burlington Northern Santa Fe coal empty meets a southbound Union Pacific load at Converse Junction, Wyoming, on the afternoon of June 29, 2002... (more)

With a small crowd around him, a CNW Mechanical employee is seen adding sand to a lite engine set at the yard in Madison, IL. Tom Golden photo.

A pair of Soo Line six-axles leads an empty coal train through Blue Island. Tom Golden photo.

How it used to be. SD60 6071, leads two SD40-2's and a C30-7, out of the tunnels that set up the Curvo crossover.

An extra local from Waterloo to Dubuque begins the job of picking up grain at the Independence elevator. The The city of Independence has a decent railroad display on the northside of town. Th... (more)

An extra local from Waterloo to Dubuque begins the job of picking up grain at the Independence elevator. The Independence elevator is kind of an odd customer for the CN because it has no schedule ... (more)

BANG!! A short pick up freight heads through Hermanville and past a small museum dedicated to the Vietnam war

The LaCrosse to St. Paul local has just begun their trip west out of LaCrosse. Here the job crosses the Mississippi River Bridge between LaCrosse and LaCrescent. The job sports a nice 60/40 combo ... (more)

Traffic levels continue to be strong in the Cedar Rapids corridor. The L565 local from Dubuque to Manchester and back has a healthy train of Cedar Rapids loading tonight. 2 extra SD60's were added... (more)