The Ft. Smith Dodger heading North on a damp and gloomy Thursday morning. The grey ghost leader was fitting for the morning conditions.

The Watts Dodger preparing for their early morning departure for the North. They would go up and switch McKee foods near Gentry, and quickly turn back for a short day of work.

A solo grey AC44 bringing a grain across Rich Mountain in the early morning right after sunrise.

A solo KCSM AC44 leading a Northbound grain over Rich Mountain in the early morning.

A Southbound freight train from Shreveport, Louisiana, passing by an original KCS depot built back in 1916. This station served as a train station, crew change point, and freight station back in i... (more)

KCS SDP40s working a string of bare tables at Wylie Yard. KCS 2600 (the trailing SDP40) blew a turbo awhile back.

Two Southern Belle 70Macs and a gray SW1500 leading a NB freight along US 171 just South of Leesville.

Two KCS pups working the yard in Baton Rouge. These SW1500s sounded great working the yard. Even though it is just a yard job pulling down, myself and the guys were thrilled to get a shot of these... (more)

KCS LNO335 heading to Baton Rouge from NOLA across the spillway. This old wooden trestle from the 1930s is 1.8 miles long across the spillway and has been downgraded to only 10mph within the last ... (more)

The Saltillo Turn about to arrive their place of origin at Artesia Yard. This old GM&O bridge sure was something to shoot.

Job 16 heading back from the CN interchange in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, with a trio of SD40-2s. Unfortunately, this day they took longer up in Hattiesburg, so we were limited on daylight for our ... (more)

BNSF CNAMPEK winding into Peoria on the BNSF Peoria Sub alongside the UP Peoria Sub with one of the very few BN Executive Macs with PTC in the lead.

After doing switching at multiple industries the L394 begins its short trip back towards Ottawa Yard as they head past the former Rock Island depot in Marseilles.

After shooting this train in Lake Forest I was able to make it about 10 miles to the South and get him again in Deerfield. Love these ACUs!

A Southbound tank train gliding down the C&M towards Bensenville through the Northern suburbs of Chicago with a welcomed SD70ACU leader. I was on my way to Wisconsin when I saw this guy sitting ju... (more)