Welcome to Galena, IL. What a sight it is.
Oh ya, gotta love the through-truss bridge in the middle of nowhere-land.
Christmas is afoot in Scales Mound. (Thanks to Matt Kooi for the idea.)
For an hour, the train sat in the siding. Finally, around noon, the crew reboarded. Having left Hawthorne Yard at 2:30A.M, M337 is making a rare early appearence. DWP 5911 has the honors of leadin... (more)
One of three remaining DWP SD40s slowly snakes through Galena, passing the historic depot along the riverfront.
One of three DWP units left not in CN paint coasts downhill toward Galena while winding through the northwest Illinois Mississippi River area bluffs.
Unusual power leading the CN Train from Chicago, IL - Waterloo, IA. (Canon EOS20D, 16-35mm f/2.8L USM)
Unusual power leading the CN Train from Chicago, IL - Waterloo, IA. (Canon EOS20D, 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM)
M-337 rolls thru Dubuque Jct past the last remaining Chicago Central & Pacific sign in this area. Adair Yard was changed to CN Dubuque Yard this summer.
One of few GTW units in GT paint sits while awaiting the arrival of counterpart train M338. One he was rolling, the original, not to mention rare, Nathan M-3 air horn was brought to life, and pro... (more)
2 SD40's work west along the Fraser River
Detail of the trucks under UP 2718, which began life as KCS SD40 636.
It's getting harder and harder to find decent ex-SP power... UP SD40M-2 2718 is former SP 8642, ex-MK 636, nee-KCS SD40 636.
An ex NS highhood SD40 provides plenty of power for the 3 ex RDC cars owned by WATCO deadheading from Owasso, OK to OKC, OK
