Pulling in to the depot in a throwback scene.

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.

WSOR action is dwarfed by Madison's new high rises as viewed from the Monona Convention Center. If you decide to buy one of the condos in that building give me a call.

Ex-BAP geeps are in a dead line at Patriot Rail's SAV yard office. In-service geeps are stored in the barn to the right after each shift. Taken with permission.

The hottest of the hot ones, QNYLA, makes an appearance at Ancona.

Steve Sandburg tightens a valve, soon the 261 will highball this service stop.

A fine Saturday afternoon in March yields this northbound crossing into Burnside off the Rathole.

I'm standing on the old CA&E right-of-way looking down at UP 3985 eastbound on track 1.

The second of two mainline steam moves through this plant in the last 30 minutes, in the form of CP 2816. How long has it been since this happened?

Have you ever considered a snowmobile as a chase vehicle?

Another timeless workday on the Iowa Traction begins with a pickup off the ICE interchange (seen on the right track), motor #54 with it's distinctive headlamps backs into the siding where sister #... (more)

The Iowa Traction brings scrap loads off the UP interchange to Behr's.

Westward on the approach to GI, this train will end up in Houston.

UP still employs an old CNW caboose on the rear end of the LIPs train, facilitating back-up moves.

The Pioneer operated Michigan Southern rolls past an old PRR section house on their ex-Grand Rapids & Indiana remnant. This line once ran Cincy-Ft. Wayne-Mackinaw City and ferried vacationers int... (more)