IC&E 6216 arrives Sabula, IL on a crisp fall day with a trio of SD40's.
What a colorful consist that has 2 ICE's, a NREX ex BN, a DME ex CP, a RJC and a TFM.
It's a hazy morning in Phillip, as 570 blasts off at a blistering 10mph after being recrewed in town.
Three EMDs (ICE 6419, CP 5739, CP 5008) rest at the east end of Glenwood Yard with an eastbound train. With no crew aboard, I knew my hopes of seeing this train moving any time soon were somewhat... (more)
Nothing like a colorful consist under a deep, blue sky. After making an arrival from the Quad Cities and waiting for various yard jobs to clear up, train #472 pulls out of the Bensenville Yard for... (more)
A nice trio of EMDs bring a junker freight under the old C&NW, now the UP Milwaukee Subdivision.
On 11/12/13, CP 472 arrives at Bensenville Yard with an ICE SD40-2 in charge.
The 471 train has just entered UP trackage at Mankato. The crew will operate over around 6-7 miles of UP trackage rights to the south end Mankato before getting back on the Tracy Sub. This train i... (more)
The Huron, SD, to Chicago, IL, freight train is 17 miles west of the next crew change location at Waseca. This train is normally east of New Ulm, MN, around daybreak, making nice eastbound chase i... (more)
The Chicago, IL, to Huron, SD, freight pulls south towards the spring switch on the south side of Mankato and back to home rails. The CP operates over the UP Mankato Sub for around 6 miles to get ... (more)
The Chicago, IL, to Huron, SD, freight train is stopped at MP 163 waiting for the New Ulm local to clear up so they can get a warrant into New Ulm to do their work. New Ulm is in the southwestern ... (more)
A nice set of blue and golds rolls south through Lansing while construction work continues on the Mississippi River Bridge.
It is getting harder to find all blue and gold engine consists thee days................ but four is a jackpot!
After a foggy departure from Belle Fourche, B02 has found sunlight in St. Onge.
CP's Belle Fourche Turn, led by a trio of ICE SD40-2's, eases out of Rapid City westbound with a lengthy train.