A nice unibrow horsehead NS 9387 splits the signals at the west end of the New Baden siding as it throttles west toward E. St. Louis.
UP's infection of NS lines continues as westbound NS 375 eases onto the siding and past the miniature position light for a meet with eastbound D76. Note the anti-President Bush message on the cre... (more)
Anyone else tired of seeing UP where they don't belong? In the Metro East, they run the CN/IC, the CSX IL Sub, and now here is UP 4775 leading a westbound intermodal on the NS main into E. St. Lo... (more)
A rare showing for BNSF of the NS main into E. St. Louis. Pumpkin I BNSF 1099 and NS 5434 (ex-CR SD50) split the signals and lead this westbound autorack manifest across the plains.
Sporting newly-applied camoflauge, a very late NS 285 tries to sneak past me in New Baden early Friday morning...but I'm alert so nothing is getting by me this morning!!
A rare appearance by CSX on the NS main out of St. Louis. Eastbound CSX 431 holds the main waiting for westbound traffic to clear.
Eastbound NS 26Z (and 115 behind) idle in the hole at New Baden waiting for the W/B NS 224.
Westbound 112 lead by NS 9621 accelerates past 239 in the hole and through the grade crossing at Hwy 160.
Cab shot of unibrow horsehead NS 9751 still under warranty. Is it 3 years / 36,000 miles?
8400' westbound NS 239 lead by fairly new NS 9751 waits in the hole for a track warrant to proceed through Coapman. This train was too large for Coapman's siding so it waited here while NS 112 pa... (more)
Eastbound NS 115 speeds into New Baden behind the 223...meeting the 168 and 224 westbounds.
Colorful westbound lashup lead by NS 9268 rumbles through New Baden at track speed. The sky is signaling an approaching front.
Sporting a pure-EMD lashup, eastbound M67 approaches New Baden to take the hole for a meet with 2 westbounds.
Against a dramatic sunset, NS 111 patiently waits in the hole for NS 112...the 2nd of two westbounds he's waiting for.
Westbound NS 9610 and a smokey UP 9433 (C41-8W) idle on the main waiting for eastbound traffic.