A busy afternoon on the CN ore docs of Duluth, MN. Limestone loads crawl uphill while a boat loads ore from a different train. Todays loads are powered by two IC SD40s sandwhiching two old CN moto... (more)

On a crystal clear evening, BNSFs famed 105 local rockets out of Streator with an ABA set of EMDs, with the leader being a former Burlington Northern GP30.

After a long awaited reactivation, Iowa Interstates SD38-2 locomotives are out once more after being thrown in storage due to surging gas prices. As of this date, only 152 & 153 are active, and bo... (more)

After a very slow voyage across the eastern bit of BNSFs Northern Transcon, BNSF train G-CRKBRC, with 54 grain loads, rounds into Hinckley with a trio of elderly CSX locomotives.

Known for their high speed Amtrak operations, the Amtrak Michigan Line is no stranger to passenger trains… but NS does have a small handful of jobs between Chicago & Detroit. One of the more har... (more)

With a heat wave running from coast to coast, the Lehigh Gorge felt especially toasty, as Reading & Northerns prized NRFF wayfreight cruises through Jim Thorpe with one of the two Fast Freight pai... (more)

With a severe thunderstorm rolling into South Dakotas Black Hills, the Black Hills Scenic 2:30pm train charges up the steep rain-slick grade cutting through the dense forest.

Iowa Interstates famous Chinese “QJ” 2-10-2 is seen here crossing the Government Bridge from Iowa into Illinois for the final time on its boiler ticket. This would mark the conclusion of the f... (more)

With clouds forming over the mountains, MRLs Bozeman Local cruises out of its namesake tunnel with a long string of lumber cars for the Laurel-Missoula wayfreight to pick up that evening.

As seen high above the cement plant that supplies half of this local’s traffic, MRLs Helena Local rumbles down the MT City branch with the newly fixed SD45 and an elderly GP9 for power.

After roughly two weeks of being in the shops after receiving a crankcase over pressure alarm, many thought the last of MRLs iconic SD45 fleet was done for. However, Livingston brought it back to ... (more)

Exiting Bozeman Tunnel at the crest of its namesake pass, a BNSF rebuild 70mac screams over the hill releasing an incredible amount of smoke. At the rear of the train, a similar smoke effect would... (more)

Wrapped up in a Veterans memorial livery, the MRL 4407 crawls over Skyline Trestle with a long set of loaded ballast cars in tow. With maintenance of way season in full effect, the 4th sub was in ... (more)

With the Yellowstone river in the foreground, and the Fairview Peak mountain range in the background, MRLs Bozeman Bullet cuts right through some of the better scenery on the system. Seen here jus... (more)

With a healthy cut of traffic for Bozeman, train LB, dubbed the “Bozeman Bullet”, wines along the Yellowstone River with two of MRLs SD40s up front. With the impending BNSF takeover, many wond... (more)