Over the years many unusual locomotives have found their way to NYS&W rails. The short-lived era of Susquehanna's control over the bankrupt Delaware & Hudson was one such time period when you nev... (more)

In 2020, newly appointed Watco outfit Elwood, Joliet & Southern (EJ&S) assumed operations of "The Phoenix Line" from Canadian National. One of the various industries served is BL Duke Sc... (more)

BNSF 3127 (GP50) runs a short train through snow and the cut at Keenesburg, Colorado.

Snow and fog shroud the silo at Roggen, Colorado as BNSF 3127 (former Burlington Nothern GP50) sorts a cut of grain hoppers.

We had been chasing the KCS 4016 when lucked into this BNSF local, which is seen here shoving a small cut of cars over the bridge that spans Buffalo Creek. On the other side of the bridge that the... (more)

The last red and white Austin Western GP50 leads a BNSF GEVO west through Cedar Park

L&C crew meets the NS crew out of Rock Hill at the interchange in Chester. L&C has uncoupled from their train and NS will take it on to Rock Hill with them.

With a new crew aboard, an eastbound Burlington Northern freight is about to depart Whitefish, Montana, amid a light snowfall on March 2, 1989.

At 8:20 a.m. the morning of September 1, 2003, Burlington Northern Santa Fe’s V KCMPTL 29 blows by the mile 207.2 semaphores at Donlan, Montana. In the left seat of this former Santa Fe GP50 is... (more)

BNSF GP50 no. 3144 heads up a trio of vintage EMD power, with SD40-2s 1592 & 1597 trailing, along with a vintage Jordan spreader, at North La Crosse where they reside between assignments. There is... (more)

A rare daylight appearance of the Ladora Turn starts to makes its way back to 31st Yard after servicing its primary customer of Suncor Energy in Commerce City.

Cruising back to their home yard at Kelly Lake after switching loads of bentonite clay for these empties at the Minorca mine, the namesake local rumbles across the steel trestle over Dempsey Creek... (more)

Another classic example of a customer sick and tired of the Class 1 treatment and has contracted a small time operation to do their switching. As is the case as the Saturday morning crew is busy w... (more)

The BNSF still operates about 100 miles of ex-MILW mainline in western Iowa. Bayard Local LHLA609 works 5 days a week out to Bayard doing local work. Here the job slowly heads back to Council Bluf... (more)

The BNSF still operates about 100 miles of ex-MILW mainline in western Iowa. Bayard Local LHLA609 works 5 days a week out to Bayard doing local work. Here the job slowly heads back to Council Bluf... (more)