Approaching Galesburg on the Ottumwa Subdivision, BNSF SD70ACe No. 8592 shoves hard through Cameron on the rear end of eastbound loaded Consumers Energy coal drag C BTMCXC0 12A. Originating out we... (more)

Long and heavy, UP MCBCH 13 finds itself bringing up the rear in a parade of morning eastbounds with Council Bluffs, IA to Chicago-Clearing (BRC) mixed tonnage seen here cutting in half the old C&... (more)

Having just completed its 1.1% climb out of the Illinois River Valley, westbound doublestack train Q-NYCLAC (NS 21G) charges under the ATSF searchlights at Edelstein with a pair of Norfolk Souther... (more)

BNSF 1882, one of several Galesburg Yard trimmer units, briefly pauses at the front of the hump bowl so a crew member can hop off to throw a switch. This specific EMD SD40-2 was built new for the ... (more)

When gazing down into BNSF Railway's massive Galesburg Classification Yard, especially at night, phrases like "The Railroad Never Sleeps" can't help but to pop into one's mind as the nev... (more)

The gloom of winter is temporarily masked by the vibrant orange paint of BNSF power ahead of empty coal drag E PAMWTM0 26A as it rolls in front of the abandoned warehouse buildings of Kansas City'... (more)

Led by BNSF 1817, a northbound trim job pulls a string of cars out of the hump bowl as it begins the process of building together a train, while two other units await for assignments by the trim t... (more)

With the St Louis, MO skyline looming in the background, a handsome looking former Conrail Dash 8 standard cab brings a healthy-sized Proviso Yard (Chicago), IL to Pine Bluff, AR manifest down the... (more)

Croxton, NJ to Los Angeles, CA (Q-NYCLAC) stacks cruise westbound across the snow covered BNSF Transcon with a pair NS SD70M-2's in command.

Some morning cloud cover begins to build in the sky as eastbound loaded coal drag UP CNAOK 16 snakes on into Rochelle as it ducks beneath a pair of still standing C&NW style searchlight signals th... (more)

A a beautiful St. Patrick's Day, a pair BNSF General Electric units race the Clearing Yard, IL to Northtown, MN high-priority Manifest though Rochelle on the Aurora Sub.

Baretables from the west coast, led by a pair of Dash 9's, slice their way through the on-going snow storm headed eastbound for the Chicago area.

On crisp and clear September morning, an eastbound Intermodal Z-train headed for Willow Springs, IL flys through CP 1395 Edelstein.

Rounding the Houlihan's Curve just outside of Chillicothe, a hot Morrisville, PA (NS) to Los Angeles, CA Intermodal Z-train begins its westbound attack on the 1.1% grade of Edelstein Hill behind y... (more)

Having just met and eastbound, Corwith Yard (Chicago), IL to Los Angeles, CA containers roar upgrade on main track one behind four BNSF General Electric units. A classic set of ATSF searchlight si... (more)