A rather late AMTK 59 cruises at 80mph creating a cloud of snow dust behind it. Some kind of advertising on the second Superliner.

I just so happened to hear some chatter on the radio while driving, so I decided to check it out. I'm glad I did, because a solo EJ&E unit was doing work with a few cars, preparing to take them b... (more)

It's cotton harvesting time in the Mississippi Delta. Cotton fields line the rails as Z194 was caught by the detector with a hot wheel on its 43rd car. The crew of the NB train waiting to finish... (more)

Amtrak 300 in the celebratory 50th Anniversary Phase VI paint scheme leads "The City of New Orleans" just south of Lake Cormorant 2 days after 309 led in the Phase VII paint. Morning li... (more)

Amtrak 309 in Phase VII paint leads "The City of New Orleans" just south of Lake Cormorant through the fields of the Mississippi Delta on its way to New Orleans.

CN A488 had mostly chemical cars at the front of his super train and was being pulled by 2 Tier 4 units plus a surprise IC SD70 1021. Here, it can be seen passing under the 3D detector just north... (more)

BNSF 8494 and 9795 (with BN logo on nose) lead a loaded coal bound for the coast on a warm(er) winter day between Lake Cormorant and Banks, MS.

It's a bit unusual for a loaded CN grain to be 1:1 with both units being NS. Most of the time you'll see BNSF or CN, so this train caught me a little off guard. This is a shot of it leaving Lake... (more)

An empty CN oil train is seen here passing under a very desolate I-69 on its way into Memphis, being led by CN 3109, KCS 4860, KCS 5000 and KCS 5015.

The cotton is plentiful and ready to be harvested in the Mississippi Delta. Quite a beautiful sight as the trees have a hint of changing colors.

After meeting CN U757, CN G888 loaded grain was given the green to proceed south. Here, it is shown wrapping around the curve leaving Lake Cormorant siding while its end is shown still passing th... (more)

A BNSF-led loaded CN grain train holds the main for CN U757 north bound oil train. CN U757 had two more south bound trains to meet before it was able to make it into Harrison Yard.

The snow began melting Friday, but by Saturday many of the trains backed up were beginning to roll. CN G888 loaded grain led by BNSF power was the first of many trains to show up in the span of ju... (more)

CN 302 clears a major detector in the north Mississippi Delta between Lake Cormorant and Banks.

A foggy, eerie morning in the Mississippi Delta finds CN 2325 doing its best Rudolph impression as it brings up the rear of an early Christmas gift for the Louisiana refineries. As per CN operatin... (more)