100. A GP40X sits in the yard watching the sun set on yet another day.

101. Old signal masts overlook a meet.

102. The gates drop in an old industrial part of town an a Union Pacific freight slowly makes it's way down the tracks.

103. A very cool area that I need to go back and explore. It appears the whole area is being cleaned up and rebuilt. This is one of my last photos of my long trip to Kansas City. The ride home did... (more)

Grabbing orders on the fly in the rain on their way westbound as an interested conductor looks over the short hood. WSOR regular grab orders to head back to Janesville at Rondout Tower but do not ... (more)

BNSF and Canadian Pacific yard jobs can be seen working in this shot. The CP job is being done by two Soo GP38-2 in the upper left side. Can you spot the windmill parts? They're on the left side o... (more)

The old jointed rail is move off the ties as a fleet of MOW equipment removes ballast from between the ties, surface the ties, fill spike holes, reposition tie plates, position the new welded rail... (more)

The sky breaks for a couple of hours before another wave of snow hits during one of the worst blizzards of the year for the upper midwest. The sun shines over the BNSF local that is out of La Cros... (more)

A supercell rotates upon itself in a fury of lightning for hours on end as it makes it's way eastward throughout the night. It is amazing the such a power storm can be so tightly packaged that the... (more)

The heavy frost coats everything in sight including the front of the lead unit as it makes it's way down the Mississippi River.

The setting sun throws it's last rays of light through the cab of this tied down welded rail train.

Ever wonder what it looks like going 12 mph down poor rail in a GP15? Engineer John takes his train North out of Chippewa Falls all the way up to Rice Lake. After some switching, we headed back do... (more)

This bonder uses a spark gun to light the cap that burns hot enough to bond the signal wire to the side of the rail. He will bond 2 wires across this joint to keep the signals in good operation wi... (more)

A BNSF welder fills in a switch frog with a steady weld just outside of Northtown Yard. Once the weld is laid, he will grind and shape the original contour of the rail. He has many tools at an arm... (more)

The work it takes to clean up an entire yard after a heavy snow is just mind blowing. Every switch gets blown, shoveled, and sweeped out to keep everything in perfect working order.