The engineer on 487 notches them up after reaching the point where the track speed increases from 10 mph. All too soon the sun went behind the clouds and the chase was over.
A N(ICE) suprise on train 391!
CP 271 comes through the curve at Dakota in beautiful evening light with a great set of power too.
CSX ethanol train K632 accelerates across Marcy Trestle in Cleveland with a trio of ICE/DME power at the headend. For the past several months, ICE, DME and CITX power have become commonplace on mo... (more)
An ICE SD40-2 and a pair of DME SD40-3's lead eastbound unit ethanol train K632 across Marcy Trestle, soaring high above the Cuyahoga River.
IC&E 6419 heads 271 past IC&E 6415 on the point of a crew-less 487.
A very short 171 train leaves regal in its dust as it sprints west toward Murray siding. There, it will take the siding and wait while an eastbound clears, and another westbound takes off toward ... (more)
The 171 makes its way through the siding at Paynesville on a beautiful Monday evening.
Summer on the River Line.
CP 271 roars past a crewless 487 as it heads towards Minnesota City where it will pick up CITX 3059. It sure was nice to see two ICE units meeting on the River Sub.
Another matched blue and yellow set of engines. It doesn't get much better......
Two ICE trains wait their turn for their next move.
On a scorching hot day, I set out in search of ICE power on K639, which has been a constant on ethanol trains on CSX to and from the CP lately. Today, an unusual pure lashup of 5 SD40 variants chu... (more)
Hitting the bottom of the sag they still have more of train over the hill as he is still in notch 8, A hard line to run a great one to shoot.
