BNSF GP39-2 2728 (ex-BN 2728, built Spring 1981) awaits assignment in Willmar, an absolute haven for EMD fans.

With Engineer Humberto Navarro at the throttle, KCS 6101 West glides along ALT-US-90 at Nottawa at 1808. Leading an awesome lashup, the 6101 is ex-SP 8378, built 5/79. Trailing is SD40-2 3222, e... (more)

A 645 and a 567, both turbocharged, combine to make a neat chorus as today's NMED starts notching out to pull out of the Messalonskee Lake valley at 0952. GP35 216's sanders had a greater-than av... (more)

In a shot that defines the character of most of the Red River Valley Subdivision, a fairly hideous looking lashup leading a westbound manifest meets a Z at Kirkland, TX at 1752.

Utilizing light dynamic brakes to keep the heavy grain train in check through a 10 mph slow order, BNSF 7648 West begins to "chase" the Wednesday afternoon sun at 1640.

EDRJ crosses the Deerfield River, enters the Mohawk Trail State Forest, and starts climbing toward Hoosac Tunnel, five miles away. The Rte. 2 overpass is visible in the background.

BNSF 8870 leads 128 UFIX loads for Houston through the enormous (though mostly abandoned) Boltons "Crown Quality" Feed & Seed complex at the east end of Vernon at 1115.

4901 West sprints across the Cimarron River, turns south, and makes a run for Curtis Hill just east of the crossovers at Heman at 1649. The train's seemingly endless J.B. Hunt and Schneider conta... (more)

With 64 cylinders (one for each car in the train) getting a Run 8's worth of diesel fuel shot into them, WAED sounds awesome while keeping 'em rolling south and west through my current hometown an... (more)

Last shot of the day. Unexpectedly got alerted for flight, so back to Edwards I go just as the action was starting to heat up. Oh well. Missed the symbol.

A westbound Alliance freight is led through the east end of the five miles of double track between Quanah and Acme by FURX (yuck) 7931 (ex-BNSF, BN (C&S), built 4/80) and GP60M 118 (ex-ATSF, built... (more)

The daily Willmar-Northtown rolls off the Wayzata Sub. at Harrison Street at 0937. Power is SD40-2 7847 (ex-BN, nee-BN/C&S, blt. Summer '78), SD40-2 6947 (ex-ATSF 5202, blt. 10/78), and SD9! 6184... (more)

WASE slowly drifts down the Millers River grade, splitting the grade signals at Farley Rd., seemingly under a never-ending slow order.

With more and more of the former SP trestles being replaced with modern modular concrete spans, SD60M 2343 looks almost classy leading autoracks over Youngs Creek at restricted speed at 1228. A t... (more)

UFIX empties slow for a Diverging Approach signal at East Quanah at 1520. The train was stuck for a parade of three eastbounds.