A pair of Executive MACs lead a Powder River Basin unit train into Du Quoin with dynamics roaring and brake shoes squeeling on it's 135 cars. The train is bound for the Baldwin Dynegy Power Plant... (more)
UP 5920 leads a 135 car loads of western coal through the spring switch at Neilson Jct. Soon the train will begin the assault on the 1% Goreville Hill.
One of CN's few SD70M-2s with a high light leads 4 other engines and 7500 feet of train down Main 2 into Du Quoin. The conductor hops off in preparation of making a cut 50 cars deep in the train a... (more)
Three Dash 9s of different varieties sprint west under one of the many classic signal bridges on the NS Chicago Line. This was the fourth train in a pack of 10 or more that were bound for Chicago... (more)
CN 5444 leads the Illinois Central Santa train southbound on the Gilman Sub on a brisk morning at 45 miles an hour in early December. The cab is packed full of railroad employees and their kids, ... (more)
Amtrak 391, The Illini, glides through the 40 MPH switch a North Carbondale a little over an hour and a half late. The train has traveled 305 miles over the last 6 hours and 15 minutes and is alm... (more)
The three highly anticipated Arkansas and Midland SD70ACes are enroute to their new owner. They were just two days out of Mayfield, Kentucky when this photo was taken.