You can see the beginning of a pretty bad storm that hit the area. I saw about 10 or so coal trains parked head to tail on the main for storage. I believe they have been backed up due to the flood... (more)

A BNSF train glides over the Prescott lift bridge over an empty boat dock on an almost eerily calm St. Croix River with a mirror like surface.

This has been said to be the busiest rail junction in the world by some. Others claim that it isn't. During daytime hours I believe there is a train occupying these rails a greater amount of time ... (more)

LONG CABLE SHUTTER RELEASE WAS USED! BNSF 6111 flies over at 60mph as it makes it way down the Mississippi River. Shot with my 40d and 10-22 wide angle lens. I wish I could have used my XTi body f... (more)

A supercell rotates upon itself in a fury of lightning for hours on end as it makes it's way eastward throughout the night. It is amazing the such a power storm can be so tightly packaged that the... (more)

A fiery sunset ends the day in Western Wisconsin near Gilman as the cows head to the barn to be milked as a priority container train heads towards Chicago.

A BNSF train lost its air brakes and turned into a runaway train that ended up in CP's Pig's Eye Yard.

A familiar scene can be found most nights on many of the Chicago elevated station platforms. A scene of many different people from young to old, hip to traditional with one common link between all... (more)

The damaged cars are still at the site of the I35 bridge collapse that happened Aug. 1 2007.

Soo Line 700 crosses the Sucker River before it empties into Lake Superior between Duluth and Two Harbors. This ex-Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway bridge was also in the 1994 movie Iron Wil... (more)

The latest local power sets for frac sand traffic in Altoona, Wisconsin includes SD60Ms and a SD40-2. A few of these units sit and idle outside the depot as lightning and severe thunderstorms pass... (more)

A BNSF train lost its air brakes and turned into a runaway train that ended up in CP's Pig's Eye Yard.

The Wind River Canyon is an amazing sight that some BNSF crews get to see first hand as they work their train along the Wind River. This train is headed north as is the river towards the city of T... (more)

What a sight! Two Soo Line SD60s together with the St. Paul skyline as the backdrop. This very short freight heads through Dayton's Bluff back to Pigs Eye Yard. Dayton's Bluff is a natural funnel ... (more)

Even though it is raining, it has no factor on the endless string of trains in the PRB.