A big SD9043MAC leads train 497 through Brooten. Confined to Canada because of emissions standards, this is perhaps only the second time in many years that one of these large EMDs has led a CP tr... (more)

The lead units of an empty coal hopper train have just broken their train in two and tied it down on the right. With that job done, they now head for the rear to gather up the DPU units and call ... (more)

Finally! Since strict US emissions standards prevented these monsters from entering the country years ago, a recent overhaul project has allowed them to enter. The first came through a couple we... (more)

Passing the Frank Slide
An eastbound Canadian Pacific freight train is passing through the former town of Frank, Alberta, on CP’s Crowsnest Pass line on September 28, 2010. At 4:10 a.... (more)

Crossing the Truckee River, a behemoth SD9043MAC has a heavy Roper, UT to Roseville, CA manifest on the drawbars making a snails pace up Donner Pass. It'd be another four hours before they'd reach... (more)

As the sun finds the perfect sucker hole in the clouds, INRD 9009 and 9010 bring their coke train into Galewood Yard to receive a fresh crew.

Just like the days of old, the Alamosa to Walsenburg local know as train 162 in the Rio Grande era patiently waits at the entrance to the Trinchera Ranch with its stylish SD90/43MACS on the point ... (more)

The Salem, IL, connection off the UP, works thru small town of Pesotum about 13 miles south of Champaign. This train will go into the yard at Champaign to have all this UP traffic switched out and... (more)

A pair of big SD90s leads a string of coal empties into the mine as loads exit on the far track.

After several hours of delays between Barr Yard and Yard Center, CSX's handling of INRD's run-thru Coke train from Minnesota heads south down former C&EI rails at my namesake town.

CP 9137, 9134, 6004 haul a 78 car freight east

NS 13Q from Bellevue to Elkhart is delivering 3 new UP GEVO's from Erie, the UP 7963, 7964 & 7960 behind the two unit road power set.

2 UP SD9043MAC's lead a Canpotex Potash train bound for export at Portland, OR across the huge steel bridge over the Snake River at Lyons Ferry,WA 10 minutes after sunset on 6/21/12. This is locat... (more)

A Union Pacific Family Days Special glides east along the joint Amtrak/Utah Transit Authority Salt Lake Central Station on its way to Roper Yard. On Saturday, June 23, 2012, the SROCB made multipl... (more)