An empty coal train heads towards Galesburg, seen here just North of Orion, IL.
A sharp consist leads the L-CHI104 job from Galesburg to Barstow through the fields of Western Illinois on the BNSF Barstow Sub.
A trio of Warbonnet Dash 9's lead the M-GALGAL into the siding at Warner.
A wild pre-merger mix of former ATSF, BN and some new BNSF are together on the daily Barstow to Galesburg local.
A nice mix of H2 and H1 Dash 9's roll across the countryside outside of Orion on the Northtown to Kansas City freight.
A mix of UP (patched Southern Pacific), CSXT and BNSF locomotives leads a loaded crude oil train for the Union Pacific in the St. Louis metro area, for forwarding to Saint James, La. The train is ... (more)
An empty grain train led by BNSF SD60M 9278 sits in the siding at Warner while the Galesburg-Barstow local pulls alongside on the mainline with BNSF SD9 6143 leading. Both trains waited here for ... (more)
A trio of BN SD60M's haul iron ore down the Barstow Sub with a destination of Madison, IL. These EMD's were a staple on the ore trains for quite some time before the BNSF GE's took over. The woo... (more)
A Breckenridge to Peoria grain train slowly makes its way down the Peavine at Orion.
A BNSF business extra splits downtown Orion on the Barstow Sub.
BNSF 6998 East motors south of Warner siding in a steady cold drizzle. This day improved thanks to a weather forecast by Craig Williams.
An eastbound stack train between Orion and Lynn.
The Galesburg - Barstow flip is running late on its return back to Galesburg with a nice sampling of EMD geeps providing the power.
A loaded ore train bound for Madison, MO charges out of the Rock River Valley from the wooden overpass in Orion. The SD40-2 is a rarity on these ore trains although 2x1 power combos are becoming ... (more)
Iowa Interstate train "CBBI" detours eastbound on the BNSF Barstow Sub.
