An SD39/slug set prepares to roll down the slippery hump on. Downtown Minneapolis can be vaguely seen amid the thickening fog.
Dakota & Iowa ethanol local on its northbound run from Sioux City to Hawarden is seen twisting through the Big Sioux River valley south of Hawarden.
Dakota & Iowa ethanol local on its northbound run from Sioux City to Hawarden.
Today's rock train out of Dell Rapids, SD has 3 SD40's and a SD39 for power and 95 loads. Here the whole train can be seen as the rock train approaches Fairview. The train is running right along t... (more)
With 95 loads, these 4 SD's are working hard to climb this short grade south of Beloit. The train is running along the Iowa-South Dakota boarder as they make their way south towards Sioux City. Th... (more)
With 3 units on the front and one on the back, the D&I heads for Sioux City as they past MP 5 which is 5 miles north of Elkton, SD. At Elkton the D&I will get on the BNSF's Aberdeen Sub for the re... (more)
The D&I's rock train is about to stop at the diamonds in downtown Sioux Falls as they past over the famous falls. The train is operating over the BNSF Madison Branch and will then operate over BNS... (more)
Santa Fe SD39 #1556 with Kodachrome painted slug#145
NMED led by former Illinois Terminal SD39 #2301 heads west past the station in Kennebunk. Also of note is SD26 621, one of only two left in existance.
copper ore train
Dakota & Iowa loaded rock train stuggling upgrade out of Canton behind two SD39s, a GP9, and a GP20.
Tren del ácido en la estación Malvilla
Rebuilt SD39s were used on the hump at Barstow.
It's late afternoon in March of 73, and this westbound frieghts rear end has just passed the "Top end of A yard" with a good roll - by so the engineer is notching the throttles up for hopefully a ... (more)