IC #1020 is tonights setout. This means that it was setout from train M338 for train M337 to pick up later.It was very dirty on the sides! If anyone watches ESPN, this one's left front end got JAC... (more)

WSOR 4004 passes a crossing that looks odd to me, while switching there yard in Janesville. I think that it should also have gates, because of how much traffic there is, and the frequency of train... (more)

In the warm morning glow, GTW 4929 is going down track that sees very little use, which is evident by the weeds growing around the rail. Usually, they only use it for MOW cars.

The long gone railroad, CCP, still has some MOW equipment running around.

Kyle 9282 leads a Westbound train with a gorgeous lash over the bridge near County Road 8.

Along with the exempt signs on the crossings, other sad facts about this line are weeds and trees are growing between the tracks, rusted rail, and a portion of the bridge in Sauk City is gone.

One of the few remaining WC GP40s left on the active CN roster heads down the East Belt in Rockford to switch some customers. This job is based out of Freeport Illinois.

Its nice to see an IC SD40-2 with a low light and without one of those ugly yellow stripes.

A very nice suprise, a UP SD60M set out at Wallace Yard. This is the first time I've ever seen foreign power set out at Wallace.

Two different WC paint schemes at Wallace Yard, on a blustry day.

WC 3009 is assigned to the FURBALL for a while.

A UP stacker creeps through Proviso Yard. Through the haze, you can see the Chicago skyline, including the famous Sears Tower. Note the cooler and the bottles of water on the conductor's side nose... (more)

IC #6124 parked at Wallace Yard

WSOR 4050 leads a "grain extra" through Milton. Thanks alot to Michael Gramm for leading the way through unfamiliar territory.

The last couple of months have been pretty brutal weather wise, on man, and machine here in Wisconsin. A salt stained GM built pickup truck waits as an oil covered GM built SD40-2 rolls past the d... (more)