It was a scorcher and I wish I was one of the kayakers at the foot of the bridge, rather than photographing a Monopoly choochoo.

Snow is falling at Crescent, Colorado as BNSF 8503 (SD70ACe) assists an oil can train down the mountain on the Moffat Tunnel Sub.

ATDA2 with the Stars & Stripes veteran unit leading

Union Pacific’s “Powered by the People” unit #1111 rests at the NS yard office in Mobile, AL awaiting its next assignment.

A grain train sits on the Cameron Connector as it awaits a green signal to jump from the BN onto the ATSF. Many fireflies make their presence known, as well as lots of light pollution from nearby ... (more)

KCS MKCSZ07 passes the old Imperial Sugar complex in aptly named Sugar Land, TX. I remember the mill being open during my first couple visits to Houston in the early 2000's.

KCS MSHSZ08 leaves Houston behind, getting through town relatively quickly.

A sad looking ACe leads the first section of the Freeport train south past old HB&T searchlights under the modern skyline of Houston.

UP 8516 leads a westbound freight past the Rochelle Railroad Park on a nice Autumn afternoon.

ATDA2 with the Stars & Stripes veteran unit leading

BNSF 9256 leads a loaded grain train for St. Joseph, MO starts to head east after waiting for an eastbound empty coal train to pass near Forest City.

I think she needs a wash... Ns 217 picks up speed quickly NB through Landis after stopping momentarily for a very late SB NS 203.

A couple of EMD units wait with containers for crew members before continuing east towards Atlanta. The sun peeked out just for a moment allowing a better shot.

Foreign Power Leaving Town. For this area, a very rare lashup of four Union Pacific units plus a fifth NS unit leading NS 237 out of Columbia west toward Spartanburg, SC on the Southern's ... (more)