Alabama & Tennessee River Railway loaded Cement Train Z390 heads southbound through Irondale, AL.

The sun peeks out from behind the clouds to illuminate the CEMEX plant switcher, SD60I #8774

KLWX 8774 rests outside the Cemex plant in New Braunfels, caked in dust

After a very long day of stalling out, having to reduce tonnage to make the grades and then having engine issues, Alabama & Tennessee River Railway loaded Cement Train Z390 passes through 49th str... (more)

Alabama & Tennessee River Railway loaded Cement Train Z390 heads south through Alton, AL.

Alabama & Tennessee River Railway loaded Cement Train Z390 heads south through Wattsville, AL.

After a very long day of stalling out, having to reduce tonnage to make the grades and then having engine issues, Alabama & Tennessee River Railway loaded Cement Train Z390 passes through Irondale... (more)

SIBF rolls thru Arcade Junction

The rain stopped long enough to catch the daily (M-F) manifest crossing over Bonnie Brook and B&P’s Petrolia Sub as it left Butler on its way east to Punxsutawney. A trio of SD60I’s.

The distinctive MG Block Station was still an open office at this time as No.3 track was closed west of this point account work on the tunnels at Gallitzin. It's SD60I 5630's birthday month as it ... (more)

A brief window of calm between snow showers and raindrops gave me a chance to capture today’s Punxsy to Butler train crossing the impressive Goodville Trestle originally built in 1899 by the Pen... (more)

TRRA job 201 is a transfer between TRRA Madison Yard in Illinois and BNSF Lindenwood Yard in Missouri. TRRA provides road power from November through April while BNSF provides road power from May... (more)

After a long interchange with Norfolk Southern’s Luther Yard, Terminal 101 heads through the industrial backstreets of St. Louis as they crawl along 2nd Street with both of TRRA’s SD60I’s in... (more)

A former Conrail SD60I leads a crewless empty coal train that is tied down at CP Wing. Someone has drawn a happy face and sad face in place of the removed FRA marker lights on the nose of 6726.

Soaring over Little Mahoning Creek, coal bound for Homer City Power Plant heads east. With the announcement of its closing, coal trains will become less frequent.