The Decatur and Eastern road freight slowly makes its way east towards Chrisman. The train departed Decatur around 7am this morning with 34 cars and is now almost to Ficklin where they'll do alitt... (more)

The Decatur and Eastern road freight slowly makes its way east towards Chrisman. The train departed Decatur around 7am this morning with 34 cars and is now almost to Ficklin where they'll do alitt... (more)

A Martin Lake, TX, bound coal train rolls across Caddo Lake on the KCS Shreveport Terminal Sub. Now that I have been to Shreveport, I understand the move these trains do going to the UP there. The... (more)

The 2nd day for the business train was somewhat eventful and slow. The train got into delays for serve weather around DeQuincy. Then once on the move poor dispatching and a shutdown Beaumont Sub c... (more)

The business train fights its way north on the Beaumont Sub. The train is just back on the move after stopping to look at high water north of Hornbeck. Heavy rains flooded the Beaumont Sub around ... (more)

The B38 local from Mason City to Savanna is back into Iowa after crossing the Mississippi River at Sabula. This job comes out of Dubuque as B38, setouts and pickups at Savanna, and rolls back to D... (more)

The B38 local shoves to Savanna on the eastbound track. This job comes out of Mason City and terminates at Savanna. This crew brings in B38 to Savanna and takes out B39 with the same power. In doi... (more)

CP ethanol train 650 twists and turns along the Mississippi River between Savanna and Samoa. The train is passing thru CTC West Savanna, as the train works towards Chicago. The train is setup in a... (more)

Amtrak's California Zephyr races across the BNSF Mendota Sub on its tri-weekly trek to the west coast. The train curves around the scenic area between Buda and Wyanet. The train begins climbing up... (more)

A westbound empty oil train bound for the Dakotas rolls thru downtown Aurora on the BNSF Chicago Sub. The train just met a HLAWNSI and the DP can be seen to the right. This is pretty much the end ... (more)

Downtown Aurora on the BNSF Chicago Sub is kind of a neat area. The trains scoot thru downtown on elevated trackage. A Monroe, MI, empty rolls pass CP 37 as it makes its way towards the Mendota Su... (more)

A westbound auto train out of Gibson yard in Chicago, IL, slows up at Nelson to meet an eastbound ethanol train. The overnight low was around -4, and traffic is moving slow this morning with the c... (more)

Sounds like the UP might of reopened Global 1 for this massive snow storm meltdown in the Chicago area that went on at the end of February. The G1 to LA stacker rolls under the classic coal tower ... (more)

An frosty eastbound auto train out of Colorado bound for Chicago pass thru Nelson on the UP Geneva Sub. The overnight low was around -4, so things are a bit chilly this morning. This train will se... (more)

An frosty eastbound auto train out of Colorado bound for Chicago pass thru Nelson on the UP Geneva Sub. The overnight low was around -4, so things are a bit chilly this morning. This train will se... (more)