Amtrak 309 in Phase VII paint leads "The City of New Orleans" just south of Lake Cormorant through the fields of the Mississippi Delta on its way to New Orleans.

The IAIS 703 and 715 do some switching around the south end of their Council Bluffs railyard.

Having gotten a new camera body, I was happy to break it in with the UP 4014 Big Boy to see what kind of picture quality I was going to get. I'm very happy with the Canon 5DSR.

2 UP AC6000CW units, 7306 and 7036 brought a train across the river bridge onto the CN tracks that lead to the Memphis Yard.

While most others grabbed shots from the mill or at the river, I wanted to include the mill in my shot. A drone flew close overhead, so he had the same idea. 611 blasts past several fans on its ... (more)

A BNSF manifest prepares to cross the river coming across CN Junction. This area has really built up and been revived over the years!

As the colors of Spring begin to come out in the south, Amtrak's "Pepsi Can" painted 160 leads the southbound Crescent by Bryant-Denny Stadium as it pulls into the station in Tuscaloosa.... (more)

Wiggins is home of the Whistle Stop Cafe. Why is it called the Whistle Stop? The train stops every day (blocking 2 of 4 crossings) while the crew picks up lunch before continuing their day. Wel... (more)

Both side tracks are full as Q-194 squeezes in between for a picture.

I always run by the sewage plant while following a train south to check the signal and make sure he's got a green. They often stop trains here to wait on north bounds.

The last day of 2021 was a good one! The Phase I heritage unit came down on train #59 (City of New Orleans), and I just so happened to be going to New Orleans for the Sugar Bowl. Here's a shot of... (more)

I got the heads up from several railfan friends that the Southern Heritage Unit was on the front of 393 headed south. On a perfect day?? No way! Yes way. Here's a shot of the 4-engine lash-up ... (more)

It's cotton harvesting time in the Mississippi Delta. Cotton fields line the rails as Z194 was caught by the detector with a hot wheel on its 43rd car. The crew of the NB train waiting to finish... (more)

I got the heads up from several railfan friends that the Southern Heritage Unit was on the front of 393 headed south. On a perfect day?? No way! Yes way. Here's the first shot of several I gra... (more)

KCS 695 kinda blew up last week, spewing oil everywhere. I hate that it will probably go to into retirement because it was one of the best looking grey ghosts. They've got a temporary GP unit on... (more)