A speeding express leaves a streak of green and silver while a local lights up the fog just to the east. To answer the question below: The train in the distance is on the far track, but the fog ma... (more)
Train 2 is ready to depart the Williams Depot late Wednesday morning. At the depot are preserved ATSF Caboose and steamer.
It's Saturday morning but the sled hill's already worn pretty well since just about every school was closed Friday.
Like the Chinese dragons they somewhat resemble, the two QJs (and the 261!) start 'em up at Rock Island breathing smoke and steam.
The San Diego County Fair lasts a month and contains lots of rides, games, and live entertainment. In the foreground is a pond off the San Dieguito River that contains some interesting jumping fis... (more)
Pacing triple-headed steam trains is always enjoyable.
The EB squared (Eastbound Empire Builder) arrives in the Dells exactly on time at 12:09PM.
An eastbounder pulls into Westmont. All trains were running a little late due to the extremely thick fog caused by the above-freezing temperatures.
Outbound Metra blasts out of town honking for the people lined up on the northern platforms of the locomotives parked at Railroad Daze.
Metra makes a grand entrance into the station.
And the race is on! I arrived at Gilbert Park just in time to catch these two eastbounds neck-and-neck. The SD40-2 pair had just passed the Dash 9s by the time they reached me.
A westbound UP manifest with CSX power thunks over the CN diamonds at Tuscola.
Amtrak passes as purple slides into 2nd base.
Backing up across the canal bridge outside Bureau, on its way to the depot.
The BNSF trains have cleared, and two UPs get the highball across the diamonds just after sunset.
