LAUBOZ heading through the small Montana town of Reed Point on the MRL 2nd Sub. This horse was the only horse that stayed mostly still as the train approached and went by. Much appreciated, horse!

The "Bozeman Bullet" running alongside the Yellowstone River as they move along at track speed for Bozeman. We went for LAUBOZ and got the surprise of with 355 leading as it finally got ... (more)

MRL 355 was, at the time, the last active MRL SD45 left on the Montana Rail Link. Before this week, the MRL 355 was running ballast trains and was sent to Laurel. Thanks to a friend, MRL 355 got p... (more)

The Belle Fourche to Rapid City train headed through St Onge in near whiteout conditions.

After driving all night across South Dakota in whiteout conditions with snow drifts building on the roads, my friend and I passed through Belle Fourche on our way to Montana. While in town, we spo... (more)

IAIS 152 leading a PESI into the setting sun.

IAIS 152 & 502 leading a 90 car train Westward through Tiskilwa for Silvis. These guys were doing track speed through here and it was a sight to see and hear!

In February 2022, after a heavy snowfall, the TPW decided to send two light power units from East Peoria to travel east along their mainline. Their job was to clear the significant snowdrifts that... (more)

475 passing by the still standing RI signals in Cotter on the Ottumwa Sub.

CP 475 from KC making its way up the Ottumwa Sub through Iowa.

IAIS 152 & a Gevo leading their train from the TZPR in Peoria in the setting sun. This was my first of three chases I’d end up doing of the SD38s before they go put back into storage.

A408 heading South through Paxton as snow flurries begin to fall.

A408 from Kirk Yard headed South down the IC mainline with a mixed bag of power.

The duo of Iowa Interstate SD38s leading a Peoria bound manifest past the restored RI depot in Chillicothe.

SIPE notching up as they clear the town of Putnam on the Peoria Sub.