An interesting freight consist rumbles over the route of the fabled North Coast Ltd. This MRL consist travels westbound toward its helper district stop in Livingstone. A very famous photo of the N... (more)

A very interesting freight consist rumbles over the route of the fabled North Coast Ltd. This MRL consist travels westbound toward its helper district stop in Livingstone, a former rail gateway to... (more)

With nearly 60 cars loaded with stone from Toledo, 9496 belches out exhaust as it works hard to pull the train up the slight grade at Fox siding.

A mile or so into Wisconsin, the B train crosses Cemetary Rd. with cars and a switcher for Janesville. There is a talking detector at this location, today's train is free of defects.

An ex-CNW C41-8W leads today's Q132 up the Toledo Branch at Oregon Rd. Stanley tower has just cleared them to bring it to the tower for a crew change prior to the final leg of this Mexico City to... (more)

With three matched Warbonnets, the U-SEMBIR roars thru Lytles on its way back to the Iron Range for more ore.

The "B" train arrives from Proviso with autoparts. GM has announced it is closing the Janesville plant in 2010.

Re-crewed, this CP detour departs Janesville for Chicago over the Harvard sub into the evening.

The water has flooded out of its banks but this bridge is high and dry as a UP-led CP detour rolls down the hill. The train came off the WSOR and will take the UP Harvard sub into Chicago.

In the early morning a westbound auto rack train grinds up the grade toward Donner.

An old veteran of Santa Fe's superfleet charges uphill with high priority intermodal from South Seattle, WA.

UP 9426 leads a mixed freight NB out of Saginaw on the old Rock Island line. Seen here meeting a SB rock train at Hicks siding. Notice the new grade crossing rise & plane trying to land at Hicks A... (more)

Variegated lash-ups are not exactly rare in Southern California, but getting a history of pre-merger and post-merge paint schemes on this eastbound was a bit of luck.

This 3 unit set is part of UP's Operation C.A.R.E., here it is crossing Sunset Road, across from McCarran Airport, with several LV Metro PD officers in attendance.