Magic Time- Be here at exactly 17:15 Monday thru Friday, when 3 outbound CNW scoots race out of O.T.C, and mix it up among staged inbound train sets. The spectacle is an impressive colliding mass ... (more)

Chicago Doesn't Discriminate - Typical Chicago Night. Hot trains like CN Q199 cool their jets just as easy as GP40P-2 equipped BP9. Rest assured somebody will move here, as this is usually hot pro... (more)

Fuel Pad- CSX's Corbin fuel pad humm's with activity on a cool December 94' evening.

Time Out- Snow falls lightly on WC's train 44, stopped in line trying to get to CSX's Barr Yard, in a very urban part of Chicago's west side. This scene has changed greatly in the past few years. ... (more)

Silver Lining - A severe thunderstorm has slammed the central part of the state this afternoon, clearing in time for the Byron Helper Engine to get it's picture taken in glorious afternoon drop un... (more)

Thunder Struck! AC/DC put it best.. A447's in the clear in the Controlled Siding at Vernon, for an O490- Herzog Ballast train stomping down the main. I didn't have tons of time, so I guessed on t... (more)

Blast Off - TRRA heavy hump set, has the appearance of wanting to catapult off the top of the Madison Hump.

Side Trip - The WSOR HOK makes it's daily side trip out the Markesan Branch. The rail may look light, but this line is no sleepy rut. Frozen Food, Can goods, 2 farmers co-op's, 2 big frac sand pro... (more)

High Bell- And uneasy horse in this night view of the NS 6163. This unit also holds the distinction of having half of a PC Herald and CR stenciling on the units rear doors..

Job Briefing- FWWR's 501 Crew Job Brief's one last time before this 3 man crew, and trio of Geep 50's, slips off into the humid darkness, pushing and pulling sand hoppers well into the dawn.

Night Reflection- An EVWR Geep, reflects the night away, awaiting the daylight and another call to duty, pushing and pulling scads of hoppers and tank cars all over the greater Mt Vernon Terminal.... (more)

Nomad - Cast away from it's service on the BC's Fort Nelson Sub, this former (Kennecott) BCOL SD, has seen alot of off the beaten path railroading, since its construction in 1978. Now just another... (more)

Rare Move- WATCO's WSOR every once in a while uses CP trackage rights to run Unit Corn trains from their Northern Division to Chicago via the CP C&M Sub. Such was the case here, Im reminded by fri... (more)

C&E- A friendly IC&E/CP-Mason City crew takes time to talk at Charles City, between run-by's and photo staging for CP Company Photographers.

Matching Fuel Rack- By sheer coincidence, I liked how the BRC's fuel rack matched CP 277's normal IC&E power, getting serviced at this major crossroad of commerce, on Chicago's southwest side... U... (more)