The MMID wends its way through southeastern Carroll County by following the north branch of the Patapsco River. Alongside Tank Road the railroad crosses the river once again on it's way to Emory G... (more)
Today's MMID road train, UBEG, sits at the Ladiesburg Road grade crossing as the morning fog lifts. Soon it will be headed from Union Bridge, MD to the CSX interchange at Emory Grove.
Winding through the hollows of southern Carroll County the eastbound UBEG is about to cross Wesley Road
Today's UBEG must be a heavy train. Usually two to three engines are sufficient to haul interchange traffic to CSX. Today five GP38-3s are on the point.
A Rio Grande coal train emerges from the eastern portal of Moffatt Tunnel
A pair of CNW SD50s lead a UP train into Cheyenne. A hint of the merger to come a decade later.
The Blue Island to Council Bluffs train passes through Grinell, Iowa
In a few hours the Hawkeye Express will be shuttling fans from Coralville to downtown Iowa City for the Penn State game.
BN, Conrail and NS paint schemes on a CSX bridge.
New and old AC power leads a coal train through the Blue Island interlocking
FEC train 109 crossing the St Lucie River.
FEC train 202 northbound between Hobe Sound and Stewart
FEC 101 passes over Crane Creek in Melbourne, FL. Persistent computer problems continue to keep the SD70s as trailing units.
A cold front has dumped 6 inches of snow across northern Illinois. As the first train over this line since the storm MBEMC blasts through the drifts like a destroyer at flank speed. Prepare for bl... (more)