The sun is setting on a beautiful 70 degree day in Galesburg, Illinois as a westbound Z-WSPSTO9-11L rolls through CP G.I. on the outskirts of town.

A "Burlington Northern" trio (A-B-A set) headlines a string of power at the BNSF Galesburg Yard's engine pit on February 1, 2016. The A-B-A sets are normally used to work the "hump" just south of ... (more)

Power on an eventual M GALBRC1 04A waits for its crew on a cold, but sunny afternoon at the north end of BNSF's Galesburg yard on January 4, 2016. In tow are a couple Iowa Pacific E-units heading ... (more)

Fronted by an ex-Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Yellowbonnet, a line of power waits to be broken up, including the NS 1073 (Norfolk Southern's Penn Central heritage unit) which came into the yard on ... (more)

A pair of four-axle BNSF locomotives roll in-between the engine pit tracks (Left) and the inbound receiving/runner tracks (Right) as they head south to pick up Chicago bound mixed freight M-GALCHI... (more)

When one stops by the BNSF Railway Galesburg Yard's "engine pit," it's always a treat, and today is no exception. Although for the most part there are BNSF and ex-Burlington Northern locomotives s... (more)

On Christmas Day, heavy snowfall shrouds the view of motive power at the engine facility.

What's a trip to Galesburg without stopping by railyard's engine pit? Well today, on a quick little trip into town, a buddy and I drove over the yard and spotted a good looking set of power that d... (more)

As a boxcar rolls off the hump into a classification track, a set of three SD40-2s idles at the bottom waiting for the next string of cars to push over the top.

Early in the morning, SD39 No. 1924 rolls down the ladder performs switching duties. Note that there's nobody in the cab.

At sunset, an ex-Santa Fe SD39 works cars near the yard tower.