50 cars of ballast destined to a CSX location roll down the hill and onto the Rock River bridge off the WSOR.
The Robertson Rock Train enters West Colton Yard on the balloon track. It's nice to see the rock train using C45ACCTE's finally.
UP power handled by WSOR crews crosses Monona Bay on ex-CNW trackage. The State Capitol dome gets a little nip-tuck in the background.
Rare power on the Reedsburg sub! A Dash 8 and a SD60M have teamed up with a SD40-2 to load this Rock train on the Reedsburg sub today. Here the units pull hard on about half of their train, the pa... (more)
With a firendly wave from RCO Danny, the empty Rock Train cruises back towards Reed Pit.
Rock train accelerates out of Janesville into La Prairie then to Chicago (CSX).
UP rock loads cross Military Rd. in Dane "guarded" by the anti-aircraft gun at the adjacent VFW Hall and a set of wig wags. I believe #9448 is the only C41-8W of this order by UP that got the fla... (more)
Two SD45-2s and an SD40-2 let'r rip in the 8th notch as they charge up-hill with a loaded rock train.
The Rock Train backs a cut of Ballast cars into the passing siding before going to load more.
The Power on today's ballast train drifts back towards the loading tower and the second cut of their cars to be loaded.
The ballast trains are owned by the UP, but WSOR crews bring them on their trackage from Janesville, WI to Rock Springs and back, and load them for the UP.
Four GP60s sit with a tied-down rock train at Hicks, Texas.
Portland & Western's rock train unloads its hoppers in Hillsboro, Oregon.
The rock job wait for the loader to finish.
