A trio of GEVO's fly a westbound stack train across the Missouri River basin. In early June, the corn crops aren't tall enough to block the view of the raised joint tracks operated by BNSF and NS.... (more)

Smoke 'em if you got 'em! EMDX 776 is leading a Mitchell, SD-bound local on a windy and unusually warm March afternoon. The 3rd motor in this consist was smoking enough to spit sparks and h... (more)

Welcome back! CN 2168, and a CN SD75i, leads a BNSF freight through Santa Fe Jct. CN 2168 started out life as ATSF 813 and is once again closing in on its original home territory.

UP 1627 and 1630 move through Centennial Yard after dropping their transfer.

UP 1626 leads a leased GP, an AC44, and a 90/43MAC on a transfer bound for Centennial Yard. This transfer is crossing the middle bridge at the Trinity River crossing.

UP 7715 is in charge of a westbound stack train holding short of the Owensby St. crossing. 7715 is waiting for an eastbound BNSF intermodal to crossover to main to 2 before proceeding toward Kansa... (more)

A collection of 2nd gen SD's rest at the former Milwaukee Road roundhouse in Aberdeen, SD on another cold January day. The brooms secured by grab irons on the nose are a constant reminded that har... (more)

CP 6017 eases train 277 across the James River at Huron, SD.

BNSF 4031 leads a freight eastbound out of the yard at Aberdeen. The Virginian Heritage Unit, NS 1069, was inconveniently hidden behind the white tank at the service rack to the right.

Always happy to find colorful consists like this 17 years after the merger. This set of locomotives will be the power for the Sunday southbound local to Mitchell, SD.

KCS 4045 is in charge of an empty grain train crossing the KCT heading for the UP via the High Line at Santa Fe Jct. This train will be loaded just a few miles away at Fairfax, KS. In a world of s... (more)

A collection of 2nd generation EMD's await assignments out this former Milwaukee Road roundhouse.

After setting their train out in the yard, this pair of 40-2's make for the service rack.

Sometimes you find cool things that come full circle... BNSF 2051 started life in 10/1966 as Milwaukee Road GP40 #199. Through unrelated purchases by the BN and BNSF, this geep is once agai... (more)

Looking a lot like a train picture on the box of a Lionel train set, CSX 8589 snakes the AASAM 14 off the Kaw River Bridge toward its destination at UP's Armourdale Yard.