Summer temperatures spread out across Chicagoland, as BNSF’s last active “smurf” locomotive rumbles over the Des Plaines river in Lemont. Recently reactivated after BNSF ridded their rails o... (more)

With work done for the day, the east local has a straight shot westbound back to home base in Willmar.

Lancaster & Chester train 12 in Bascomville

The BNSF Town Job shoves back towards Grand Crossing and the BNSF North La Crosse Yard.

KANSAS CITY Sept 29 1979 — Rock Island GP38-2 4330 (named for the Little Giant from Little Dixie Carl B. Albert, D-OK) is shown at Armourdale Yard only months before total shutdown of the Rock. ... (more)

On February 9, 2013, I photographed a high and a high and wide move on the Carolina Piedmont Railroad. Here. the crew has cut off rom the train to clear some room up in the yard before bringintg t... (more)

The 20-mile Bardstown Line was one of the earliest L&N branches established. It has six customers, but it known almost exclusively for the "My Old Kentucky Dinner Train" service which, ... (more)

The 20-mile Bardstown Line was one of the earliest L&N branches established. It has six customers, but it known almost exclusively for the "My Old Kentucky Dinner Train" service which, ... (more)

It's a rainy afternoon along the banks of Frog Creek as a pair of GP38-2's lead the Ohio Central's Cambridge Turn returning towards Zanesville. The horn echoes through the gully as the train is ab... (more)

The Dallas, Garland & Northeastern Railroad's Dallas Turn heads east on the TRE's DFW Subdivision as it returns from the BNSF interchange in Irving and heads back to Mockingbird Yard. An AKMD GP38... (more)

Originally PC, then CR and by this time leased out on the SP. Photo by Tony Vanier, from my collection.

The Keenan local coming home about to shove into their yard as a northbound stack continues on.

6 Lancaster & Chester GP38-2's lead a grain train for Circle S through Richburg. 3 of these 6 engines are now off L&C's roster and the classic blue paint scheme is slowly disapearing in favor of t... (more)

The CSX Goodman St. Yard local (Charlotte turn) crosses where the canal was prior to the Rochester Subway. They have delivered a train to Kodak Park and are light power Southbound up the Charlott... (more)

Almost a close call with another drone pilot as we are both taking photos of KCS special consist of military tanks departing Dallas yard to Wylie yard. I am guessing these tanks will end up in Ukr... (more)