Amtrak and the Santa Fe made a deal on 18 SDP40Fs in 1984. Amtrak had a lot of derailment problems with these units. Some thought it might have been the hollow bolster version of the HT/C in the t... (more)

I don't remember a lot of Chicago to KC Q-trains running, so I think this was a little odd for 1995. Also odd was how the Santa Fe found the CNW 6564 unit. The 6564 was the one-off that was rebuil... (more)

The notes I found said this is the 1st time we seen these Dash 8s on Amtrak. Amtrak received 20 of these Dash 8s in 1991. . The Southwest Chief ran via the Santa Fe until 1998, when it was moved t... (more)

The Southwest Chief discontinued service east of Cameron Connection in 1998. Once the BNSF merger got going and the connection was built, the Chief stopped taking the Chillicothe Sub into Chicago.... (more)

The hoarfrost is burning off around Galesburg on this crisp December morning in 1992. The Illinois Zephyr makes good time on its morning trek from Quincy to Chicago. The train is on the Mendota Su... (more)

L537 from Kirk Yard making the slow crawl through downtown as they cross 16th St. I was leaving the White Sox game and heard these guys were at Kensington so I headed over to 41st St and here to g... (more)

L537 from CN Kirk Yard heading North into Chicago on the former IC with a destination of Glenn Yard. This train is a nice one to get during the Summer months when it comes North in the evenings. I... (more)

B11 heading West for Hennepin past the Sunbury elevator that receives NS unit grain trains occasionally.

The classic NS 6173 leading D36 South down the Bloomington District passing by CP Goembel. NS 6173 is definitely one of the most classic and original SD40-2s on the roster. This was my first time ... (more)

D36 wrapping out of Gibson City with a fairly nice sized train in tow.

A westbound Santa Fe intermodal comes over Main Street in Galesburg. 4 blue and yellows have this intermodal bound for the west coast 173 miles west of Chicago on the Chillicothe Sub. This sure do... (more)

BNSF QNYCLAC heading West through Mazon with the New York Central heritage unit leading the way.

The IC mainline is littered with old artifacts and Ashkum is no different with an elevator, an interlocking tower, and an old depot on the other side of town. This old interlocking tower was put u... (more)

How would you like to come to work and grab 3 B23s/GP 50 and go run 70 mph with them and not have any worries about fuel conservation! Back 30 years ago, the railroads wanted to move traffic and g... (more)

UP's Z train from the City of Industry, California to Global 4 in Elwood, IL exercising their trackage rights on the BNSF Chillicothe Sub.