An intermodal stack train from Cicero Yard in Chicago, IL passes the Elk River station sign.

The 2nd Unit Is The Only SD 50 In CSX YN 1 Paint 8508

Southbound autoracks come down Main St. past La Grange Mayors' Volkswagon and residence at 22:37. "Sweet On La Grange" is right!

FURX 7211, an SD40-2 in BNSF paint, along with an NS C40-9W, a FURX SD40-2 in FURX paint and an NS SD60I, waits for a new crew at Eola.

The BNSF Warm Springs Local arrives at Warm Springs Yard in the late afternoon, lead by an ex-BN SD40-2.

The rocket crosses over to track two coming south through Callahan, FL.

Grain train G930 heads south over Hogcamp Branch with a helper on the end. The helper will get stuck at North Kilsyth after cutting off, allowing four northbounds to pass. What a day.

The Richmond to Riverbank local heads east through Franklin Canyon with 4 units from a fading generation of motive power.

Priority UPS TRain from St. Paul, MN - Chicago, IL (Cicero Yard) passes through the S-curves south of Desoto.

Two mile hike to the photo location, $0. 6 Megs of space on the memory card, $0. Catching a colorful consist like this, PRICELESS!

An old school lashup of SD40-2s leads a BNSF stack train into the siding at East Berne. The fall colors are still bright on the East Side of Stevens Pass. There is light snow in the higher elevati... (more)

Originally built for The CN&W,this GP-50 is now owned by NRE.It sits stored near the entrance to The Mt. Vernon shops.You might ask,why not just scrap it?Well, as they say at NRE you might need it... (more)