KCS ex BNSF dash 9 sit in storage in the MOW yard in Shreveport

From the old, unused Highway overpass at mile 44.6 near Bradley, a westbound BNSF Boeing special flies by at this location on Montana Rail Link’s Third Subdivision main line between Avon and Gar... (more)

Consecutively numbered un-rebuilt C44-9Ws lead U711's train west.

Consecutively numbered un-rebuilt C44-9Ws lead U711's train west.

One of the hottest trains on the Aurora Sub is this Chicago to St. Paul afternoon Z-train. This train has been called "Precious" by many dispatchers over the years. Here, high priority ... (more)

Back in 2006, the BNSF was detouring these Granite City ore trains via Aurora. I don't remember exactly why, but I think it was a bridge issue or something? Either way, it was cool to see these he... (more)

Four GEs bring up a Long Beach, CA to Clovis, NM stack train through Williams Junction a day after a winter storm blanked the northern Arizona region with six to eight inches of snow.

With a BNSF Dash 9 leading three EMD's, a loaded westbound coal train cruises across the Montana Rail Link's 2nd Subdivision on a snowy spring day. The train is crossing over the Yellowstone River... (more)

Rainbow Era Throughout 2023, and now 2024, Norfolk Southern has experienced systemwide power shortages thanks to their 2019 locomotive purge. At the end of the year, after leasing a small ... (more)

BCOL C44-9W 4651 leads M311's train out of the south yard at Jasper after a crew change.

A pair of BNSF GE's bring up the rear as DPU's on a BNSF manifest and intermodal freight making its way east over Montana Rail Link's 3rd Subdivision. Holding in the siding at Bearmouth, Montana i... (more)

NS grain loads southbound by 'Walnut' paralleling the CSX W&A

It's in the details. A cool consist by Central Florida standards, it boasts the highest numbered "Dash 9" on NS's roster in the lead. When I heard this ID getting its train together, I... (more)

This lengthy 630 axle westbounder with a special load upfront is moving along smartly despite the extra length.

A loaded coal train rumbles east along the Levisa branch in Mouthcard, Kentucky.