The hot Willow Springs, IL to North Bay, CA Z1 waste no time climbing the 1.4% grade of Yampai Hill as the sound of three GE motors roar in notch 8.

CSX 5226 Leads the I026 Intermodal NB, over the Rahm Indiana Viaduct. The Viaduct runs over the Ohio River and is built above the flood plain.

Three General Electric locomotives climb the 1.4% grade of Yampai Hill as they pull the Willow Springs, IL to North Bay, CA Z-train.

Across the Yard NS 90G, a partially-loaded ballast train returns from dumping in Tyrone on the Rose connection track.

Westbound NS coal train heads for Proviso for interchange as they pass the old C&NW M19A diesel shop near Kenzie A bunch of employees just got off the Metra train #37 ahead of this coal train. Th... (more)

Westbound NS coal train heads for Proviso for interchange as they pass the old C&NW M19A diesel shop near Kenzie A bunch of employees just got off the Metra train #37 ahead of this coal train. Th... (more)

NS 777 passes under the former Pennsylvania Railroad Coaling Tower as the sun sets over Marion.

The Feds NS 93G, a Federal Railroad Administration inspection train blasts up the hill at Brickyard.

After holding on Track 2 for a pair of passenger trains to stop at the Fullerton Transportation Center (a Metrolink commuter train on Track 3, and an Amtrak Pacific Surfliner on Track 1). ... (more)

12,000 tons of Galesburg, IL merchandise descends down the 1% grade between Valentine and Hackberry as four GE locomotives (3x1) keep the heavy train under control under stormy skies.

Along the banks of Lake Pend Oreille, the DP of an eastbound X-PSAHAS holds the main through Hope while a westbound coal train for Canada holds in the siding.

The Colorado Rocky Mountains are white with snow as BNSF 7607 (ES44DC) leads an oil train through the curve at Crescent, Colorado.

BNSF 7562 leads a intermodal West through Brookfield.

Looking across a bridge that crosses the Tallapoosa River, I witness the lead engine of CSX train I183 blow through the crossing towards Wadley with 266 axles.

BNSF 7671 shoves on an eastbound mixed freight.