Amtrak 63 on train 303 departing the new station of Bloomington-Normal.
A pair freshly painted IHB GP40s head west during a brief lake effect snow shower
A westbound CSX train rolls thru Defiance with the typical midwest railroading stuff in the background - the snow melter, crossing gate, my trusty Saturn and railfanning friend.
The [i]Southwest Chief[/i]begins its journey to Los Angeles, passing under the ex IC / CCP Freeport Subdivision.
Amtrak's Veteran's Unit leads the westbound Southwest Chief into Naperville.
Metra 213 in the original livery pulls train 1237 into Naperville as freshly rebuilt Metra 196 in the new livery shoves train 1270 in to Chicago
Nice to get a friendly wave from the engineer of this eastbound rock train...
The westbound California Zephyr swoops a Seattle bound intermodal train with the Sears Tower in the background on a crystal clear February afternoon.
Amtrak begins its journey towards California.
Coal train working in Glenwood Springs Colorado. When I took this shot, I did not imagine I would spend the rest of the morning chasing it thru the hills out Colorado.
A rare GP40P-2 leads the IHB's Burns Harbor to Gibson transfer back to home rails.
FRA private car hitches a ride on the westbound Southwest Chief
Amtrak 170 pulls its heart out trying to maintain track speed with an 8 car Texas Beagle headed for St. Louis and beyond.
A UP ES44AC-H leading a westbound intermodal across the Trinity River with the ever changing Dallas Skyline in the background.
Westbound Toledo, Peoria and Western train waits to cross the busyCN diamond in Gilman.
