"New" Missabe power thunders past the soon to be replaced searchlight signal at N. Coons. They were absolutely rolling.

Some days I love the CN. The last maroon SD38-2 (ironically a B&LE unit) which should have been numbered #214, but at the last minute General Foreman Martin Fair decided that it did not look like ... (more)

The MNNR sand train is now harder to catch due to its random schedule. Here we see two freshly repainted ex LMS units (shovers) leading the consist back to the MNNR after lengthy delays.

Couldn't pass up a shot of my new truck as a new CN GE flys by.

"We're in the endgame now." Those famous words, uttered by Dr. Strange in Marvel's Avengers Infinity War, have now become true for the big blue western railroad. Today, the railroad offi... (more)

These are quickly growing on me as some of my favorite units. They sound, look, and pull great!

To me, the most frustrating part of the CBRW is just outside of Connell, in the Columbia River Basin. The terrain is rugged and interesting for maybe a mile or two as they climb the steep grade ou... (more)

How many other places can you find a mini forest in the middle of a rail yard? BNSF transfer brings limestone cars up the coal runner to 28th St. with the engineer running the way God intended...f... (more)

With an unusual 2 set as opposed to the normal 3-7, Trona's afternoon job is in full dynamics as they wind down the hill towards the storage yard at Oxy. Behind them are a small portion of the fam... (more)

Three classics zip an empty difco train west towards the pit under the last sun they will see for awhile. Not a common sight to see an original SD40 paired with two 20 cylinder SD45's in 2020!

I would have taken blue and yellows, but a pair of fresh RCP&E units were hard to beat! The pair is seen here pulling hard as they trundle over a bridge in Sturgis, nary a motorcycle to be seen.

WN 1501 finally gets to work as he pulls a decent amount of hoppers off of the main so they can head to Rice Lake.

After screaming at some yuppies to get off the tracks and having them stare stupidly at us, the ICE trio thunders through Dakota doing all of the new 60 mph speed limit.

Built 63 years apart, two SD70ACe's dwarf the ex CGW 120, now MRL 115, just as Crazy Mountains in the background dwarf the LM as it makes its way across the eastern end of the railroad between Big... (more)

GHOST TRAIN! After a derailment at LP forced the closure of the SB IR Sub from Waldo to Two Harbors, empties get rolling again. little did I know a short 3 weeks later both of these engines would ... (more)