With the lack of mountains, Indiana coal gets much older (better) power than Appalachia. This SD50 will still have some work, including the pull out of the Ohio River flood plain up to the higher... (more)

After loading at Cimarron, KY in the morning, the train will interchange to the Evansville Western and run as HAD110 to Southwind Martime Terminal in Mt. Vernon, IN for transloading to barge. Aft... (more)

This crew was joking with passing trains about the paparazzi, however with a high temp of 90 degrees I don't think they were as pleased as I was with the un-air-conditioned leader.

What year is it??? Except for more skyscrapers in the skyline and less siding on the dilapidated 16th Street Tower, this photo could pass for 1977. This unit was built less than a month before I... (more)

Ethanol train 640 is a study in primary colors. Growing up in Michigan in the 90's, I caught CP runthrough trains on pretty much every line through the state... but the NS Detroit Line is a new l... (more)

Classic locomotive passing a classic car... the Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight was produced from 1952-1996 and was their flagship. Also a flagship, GE's C44-9W was in production from 1993-2004, however t... (more)

PGR 40 had flat spots and was left in Lakeville so one half the duo was missing. An uncommon sight that would be welcome for most but unfortunate for us since this was our first time shooting the... (more)

A matched set of British Columbia Railway units accelerate out of the siding after meeting NS 174.

With 9,600 horsepower and 32 grain hoppers, a welcome weekend train on my local shortline. The leader is ex-NW 2708, exx-NKP 708. Unfortunately, the 8705 has since received a nose job.

The rest of the GNRR's power handling the southbound road freight and necessitated splitting up 30 loads of corn interchanged from CSX. Here the first 15 loads cross over very light COVID-19 rus... (more)

Adorned in the colors of the Union Army (Dark Blue & Gold), CSX 895 passes the Marietta Confederate Cemetery. If you look closely, you can see the white marble gravestones to the left of the engi... (more)

Some people like to golf the morning of their Wedding. I chose to spend time with my Dad & Friend watching trains. We were lucky to catch a Cincinnati-Atlanta freight with the perfect light angle ... (more)

A crew dog catches an intermodal, until operations gets the new service plan worked out at the McCalla, AL intermodal terminal.

One of our favorite photos of the day... horses complimenting solid GNRR power with the dual control stand 9708 leading, it's recently repainted handrails standing out.

On it's way from St. Paul to Kansas City, an ICE train passes the Rivers Edge Bar & Restaurant as it rolls down Front Street in Lansing, IA. Front Street is part of the Great River Road, which pa... (more)