Due to a washout on Pan Am's Stoney Brook branch freight traffic is being detoured through Boston on MBTA's commuter routes. Pictured here is an empty Bow, NH coal train on the running track in La... (more)
The soon to be demolished CB&Q signal bridges stand as BNSF ES44AC 6318 leads a empty coal train west through Naperville. BNSF is replacing all the old signal bridges here.
ST 681, CP 5618, NS 9374, CR 6634
BNSF 6112 West is on the Peoria Subdivision of the former CB&Q's Galesburg to Peoria line, as it heads westward at Edwards, Illinois on Saturday Jan 31st, 2009. The empty coal train is returning f... (more)
BNSF 675, NS 9576, HLCX 5980
On the first of November, a nice treat, in the form of a pair of BN Executive SD70MAC's, heads west through Eola.
BN SD70MAC 9663 now wears a BNSF swoosh patch as it heads west with a empty coal train, with a SD70ACe trailing.
BNSF SD70MAC 8867, a BNSF AC4400CW, and a H3 ES44AC lead a westbound empty coal train up the hill into Westmont.
A CFU empty coal train makes its way back north towards Manly, IA. This train was emptied at Cedar Falls, IA and will go back to the UP at Manly. These coal trains have been loading in mines in So... (more)
The elevator of Greene, IA is in the background as this empty coal train works on getting up to 25mph as they head north towards Manly, IA. This train will be delieved back to the UP at Manly. Thi... (more)
Blank nosed executive SD70MAC 9631 and a BNSF H3 ES44AC lead a westbound coal train through Eola.
BNSF Heritage 1 GP38 2272 and Santa Fe Bluebonnet GP39-2 2839 wait to depart the yard with a CN interchange train. BNSF Warbonnet B40-8W 573 is off to the right awaiting a new crew. Right in the m... (more)
Sparkling UP 5554 passes a stopped EJ&E 669 and 671 at Bridge Junction on the EJ&E Western Sub.
An AC44 and an SD70MAC are in charge as they hustle a westbound empty coal train through Hinsdale about to pass the Highlands Metra station.
An empty coal train running on the Ex-CB&Q mainline passes over the Chicago - Los Angeles Transcon. AC4400CW 5645 is the second engine.