Metra's North Central Service (NCS) Train #117 races out of downtown Chicago; leaving the iconic skyline in the background to transport commuters to their homes.

A pair of Metra EMD SD70MACH #517 leads Metra Milwaukee District West (MD-W) Line Train #2129 through CP Morgan and out of downtown Chicago.

The DP locomotive of the S-TCENSA3 races pass the METX 195 after it hooked up to a stranded inbound Metra train. The METX 195 ran from Aurora as single locomotive to rescue a dead METX 112.

Outbound Metra Train #31 rips out of Elmhurst after performing its afternoon station stop.

Norfolk Southern's Erie Heritage Unit leads a westbound baretable out of Crozier Canyon as it approaches Valentine, AZ along Route 66.

A pair of CSX locomotives and a warn-out BNSF warbonnet Dash-9 lead a Atlanta, GA to Los Angeles, CA Z-train across the Audley Valley as the train starts the climb out of Pica, up Yampai Hill. Thi... (more)

A CSX SD70MAC #4530 leads the Atlanta, GA to San Bernardino, CA Z-train through Kingman, AZ in the dead of night. This Z-ATGSBD symbol is new intermodal service that is jointly operated by BNSF Ra... (more)

Three Dash-9s charge hard up the grade towards the 7,300' summit of the Arizona Divide as they pass through Downtown Flagstaff and Amtrak station.

Storm clouds start to form around the eastern slope of the Arizona Divide as a Phoenix, AZ to Willow Springs, IL descends down the grade through Darling.

After having ETD issues at Williams, a one car work train heads west towards Seligman to meet up with the Roadmaster. Radio traffic said the plan was to wye the train at Seligman and the run back ... (more)

A St. Louis, MO bound intermodal train climbs the grade towards Crozier Canyon as a monsoon storm to the east produces rain and lightning over the high desert of northwestern Arizona.

A westbound Belen, NM to Barstow, CA manifest races down the 1% grade of Perrin, along the Crookton Cutoff, as the smell of brakes shoes overpowers the crisp mountain air near Williams, AZ.

A late Amtrak's southwest Chief #3 races through Valentine with a BNSF unit on the point after losing an Amtrak motor to mechanical issues.

Canadian Pacific #8004 leads an eastbound military train carrying US military transport vehicle east across the Seligman Sub. The train is slowly climbing the 1% grade of Perrin along the Crookton... (more)

A 14,000 ft stack train charges out of the sag between the switches of east and west Pica the weight of this "combo" train pushes the train over the hogback at MP 444.