On this Sunday morning there were no golf cart drivers willing to get in the way of the High Priority Merchandise Train from Pasco, WA - Galesburg, IL.
Three EMDs on a Z-train in 2009? Thanks to some of the BNSF GEVOs being taken out of service, a few EMDs are back out of storage.
The IC&E Fall Colors Excursion Train heads south along the Mississippi River at Lansing. With the impending sale to the CP, will this be the last year for these excursions?
Is there an engine in there?
The Dilworth - BRC Priority Manifest leaves the North La Crosse Yard. It's nice to see the EMDs back in service again!
Grandpa brought his Grandson down to the tracks to watch the train roll by at 10 mph. When I started chasing this train around dawn it had the SOO 6053 leading the CP 9552. They met DM&E train 1... (more)
Merchandise Train from Huron, SD - Belt Railway of Chicago street running through Bellevue, IA. (Canon EOS20D, 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM)
Priority Train from Chicago to St. Paul crosses over to Main 2 at Raymore with some unusual power leading. The Milwaukee-era target signals are about to be replaced.
Local railfans look on as anoher Z-train pulls from the BNSF North La Crosse Yard.
Amtrak #7 crosses over to Main 2 at Raymore. Main 2 is CWR and provides a smoother ride that the jointed rail on Main 1. The CP is in the process of replacing the jointed rail, so this will no l... (more)
Regular Merchandise Train from Waterloo, IA - Chicago, IL.
Early morning light highlghts DME 170 as it rolls along the Mississippi River at Lansing.
Premium Service Intermodal Train from Tacoma, WA - Kansas City, KS (Argentine Yard). (Canon EOS20D, 70-200mm f2.8L IS USM)
After meeting its eastbound counterpart at Scales Mound, IL and a crew change at the Galena Depot, the daily Chicago - Waterloo Merchandise Train heads towards Dubuque, IA.
