The Nebraska Zephyr takes the weekend off.
New life for The Rock? This caboose pretty closely resembles the original CA-13-3 caboose (also numbered UP #24619), but it appears that this caboose actually lived its former life as more)
This is the first time I've seen a train (to memory) on the EJ&E branch wedged between the ultra-busy NS Chicago Line and the now satisfyingly active ArcelorMittal (ex Inland Steel) Plant tracks i... (more)
As much as I hate to admit it, I think this ex-SP tunnel unit looks pretty good in these "working man's" colors.
Climbing the Million Dollar Highway from Silverton south toward Molas Pass affords a couple quick views of the town of Silverton. Here, four of DSNG's steam locomotives are visible (three of them... (more)
It is always neat to me to catch one of the few remaining vestiges of downtown freight traffic in Chicago ... namely the Continental Paper job. Here things are looking good for Continental as fou... (more)
This NPCU seemed to be brand new, save for a ride into Chicago. I couldn't find it on any Amtrak roster. Thanks to comment below, it looks like conversion and repainting was completed October 4t... (more)
Stencils and spray paint. No, the picture isn't blurry. That's the actual "paint job." You could hear the furnace in this thing firing away, as the temperature outside was about 15 degre... (more)
A beautiful day on the 18th street bridge. Five Amtrak schemes (Phases III, IV, and V, Surfliner, and Cascade tucked away) are visible ... not to mention a Metra F40PH. Severely damaged AMTK 7 i... (more)
The moon is coming up in the east, while another train works its way up toward the highest point on the Overland Route.
Tucked between a loaded 100+ car coal train bound for Houston and two SD40-2 helpers, a former Frisco caboose still finds use on the Joint Line. It's a nice day outside ... notice the guy riding ... (more)
UP 8141 has sported a black/brown nose since at least the summer of 2003. Not sure why this doesn't get repainted.
