Heading down to Proctor yard with freight from Ranier, MN and then stopping at Keenan yard to pick up some more cars and two GEs from the ore pool.

One of two Alton & Southern painted SD60s leads UP MBNAS South just South of Elkhart, IL.

One of two Alton & Southern painted SD60s leads UP MBNAS South along historic Route 66 South of Broadwell, IL.

CPKC's southbound Golden-Trail wayfreight passes through Edgewater on the Windermere Sub.

CP SD60 6232, SD40-2s 6045 and 5996 depart the siding at Windermere with Golden-Trail train A19-02 after meeting counterpart A18-01.

There was a very nice house (seen under the bridge) where the BNSF River Line passes over UP's ex-CNW main. I was ready to put in an offer and wondered if they would rent me a room or if they'd l... (more)

A pair of CP SD60's lead ballast loads east on the NS Chicago Line.

Former CSX SD60 #8721 leads an ATN Freight Train across the NS AGS North diamonds in Attalla on their way back to their yard in Gadsden from Guntersville, AL.

A westbound hopper train approaches Nevada on the CNW double main line through Iowa. The train is less than 25 miles from the next crew change point at Boone, Iowa. The Zito yellow Dash 8 trailing... (more)

A loaded coal train just left the mainline at Nevada and now is a few miles into the travels up the Spineline. The train will pass under the mainline right behind me as they work to Mason City and... (more)

I got a few photos of this K-line stacker in the afternoon across Iowa in the early 90s. This must have been somewhat of a normal train in the CNW days. Here the stacker cuts the yard in half as t... (more)

A pair of SD60s on the Cedar River got me out for a midday chase south on the Osage Sub. This job most days runs with 1 unit. The past couple of weeks, traffic has been on the increase, and the jo... (more)

A westbound empty coal train has an interesting consist as it heads west towards Lincoln in southern Iowa. The train is about to pass the Amtrak depot in Mount Pleasant in 1994. A sweet-looking OW... (more)

A pair of SD60s on the Cedar River got me out for a midday chase southbound on the Osage Sub. This job most days runs with 1 unit. The past couple of weeks, traffic has been on the increase, and t... (more)

A pair of SD60s on the Cedar River got me out for a midday chase southbound on the Osage Sub. This job most days runs with 1 unit. The past couple of weeks in October 2024, traffic had been on the... (more)