Comfortable Man - "A comfortable man in comfortable surroundings..", quoting an old trains article. The throttle is in the corner as 12000 horses do work on as many tons. Down to 15mph, the amp m... (more)

Let It Snow- If it's going to be grey, it might as well snow. The WSOR HOK tries to step between big puffy flakes at Brandon, on its daily trip to Oshkosh.

Roll Em By - C704 is tucked away safely in the hole at Ackerville. It's Conductor braves night and fog, inspecting a passing fleet of northbound trains on CN's busy Waukesha Sub.

Eclectic Mix- WC,BCOL,CN,GTW & IC power sit out the summer of 2011 with an uncertain fate. Woodcrest Shops, South Lot.

Ladder - SOO 4414 tip toes down the west end of the Muskego- West Yard ladder in the Beer City. So many tracks, so little time.. Where's a Milwaukee FM when you need one?

Big Daddy Walks Away- Aftermath of CN GE and gravel truck mixing it up at 50mph. 335's Engineer walks away from his last disaster, no doubt looking forward to a few beers! Big Daddy happily retire... (more)

Hang Time - CP trains 280 and 276 get hooked by an Alaska Air 737, on approach to Ohare...It's going to be a while before these CP hotshots land at their final terminal, only a mile behind me.

Dark Side- Dark Future, CSX SD80Mac makes a welcome appearance on the CN Waukesha Sub, rolling down the foot of Byron Hill at Valley. Hwy 151 is vaulted on this new bridge, try not to stair at the... (more)

Double-Up- It's been years since I've seen a train double-up a hill, voluntarily... This Marquette Rail crew, squeaked up into Brohman, in rain and leaves a few miles back, making the decision to ... (more)

On Ice- CN Local L510 is on Ice. Not only is the siding their stuffed away in, covered in crusted snow, the South Dispatcher has all but forgotten about this lowly regional road switcher, running ... (more)

Set Up Work

Say My Name- CN Road Foreman of Engineers Andrews (right) and his Conductor step down to learn a little bit more about their lead locomotive... Interested as they were, they still can't say Monong... (more)

Unstoppable Beavers Take 2

Unstoppable Beavers

Conductor Cook- Far away from punching tickets on Penn Central to Metro North commuter trains into Grand Central, Conductor Cook has been there and done that. 2 years before retirement, he braves ... (more)