MILW 261 makes a quick service stop at the Columbus depot.

A westbound clears Abo Canyon while an eastbound waits to get in.

The dead line at Shops featured this assortment of power. Internet notes report 2553 going to Larry's Truck & Electric, then leased to Western Rail Switching, where it was de-turbo'd.

A stacker out of Ashland Ave. Yard creeps up to the crossing at Brighton Park.

A friendly wave from the head end greets onlookers and railfans as the MILW 261 hustles through Alma alongside the Mississippi. This was the 'circle trip' coinciding with the 2004 NRHS Convention... (more)

MILW 261 on the move to the Quad Cities via the BNSF from Chicago. That meant running the Mendota sub from Aurora to Galesburg, a quick wye move, and now the 261 races up the Barstow sub in the n... (more)

A dog day Sunday afternoon at Springfield shops...

The wayfreight passes the depot tracks at West Union enroute to make a setout on the CNW interchange.

UP steam heads north to Milwaukee over the old CNW "new line".

Chicago Central has a motley crew of locomotives in charge of the west train pulling the hill at Dubuque.

Dwarfed by the Ladish Malt facility at Jefferson Junction, this UP power set is recorded waiting for the call to duty. Seen on the left is the former CNW station, this was once the crossing of tw... (more)

NRHS night photo session at the old SP facility produced this shot of the resident stars.

MILW 261 steams it up nicely returning to Chicago from Galesburg.

Normally, eastbound loads are grinding climbing up the path into Rio. However, on this day the mighty Mac's of the INRD are having no problem cresting the grade with a coke train.

With but a few miles left until the terminal, the Madison-Janesville leaves Milton YL and passes evidence of summer trackwork as seen through bent corn stalks that had been blown over by straight-... (more)