A coal train from the Freeman United Coal Company Crown III mine in Farmersville, Ill., arrives in Decatur, and now awaits a signal at Wabic interlocking to get headroom before making an eventual ... (more)

Just after the sun dips behind the front range a loaded BNSF coal trains rolls through town with the standard two rear DPU units. In the background is the silhouette of Cheyenne Mountain, home of ... (more)

A Lower Colorado River Project coal train cruises through Monument on its southward to trip down Colorado's Jointline.

Severoceské doly – Kolejová doprava a.s is the owner of this track between the coal-fired power plant Tusimice and the mining near Kadan. This Skoda-built lokomotivs should be initially addr... (more)

BNSF SD70MAC 9969 leads a eastbound coal train through Westmont.

BNSF SD70MAC 8958 leads a eastbound coal train through Downers Grove.

UP SD9043MAC 8055 leads a eastbound coal train through Plainfield.

EBT 15 crests the hill at McMullen Summit and it will be all downhill the rest of the way.

EBT 15 leads a coal train towards Mt. Union on a beautiful fall afternoon.

BNSF SD70ACe 9360 leads a eastbound coal train through LaVergne.

HESR 5086 and CMGN 5175 double up a coal train on the west side of Durand yard. This coal train is bound for the Essexville MI.

BNSF SD70MAC 9919 passes by the Riverside water tower with a eastbound coal train.

UP AC4400CW 7185 and a patched SP AC4400CW lead a eastbound coal train through Crest Hill.

It's amazing to think of all the generations that have stood trackside at EBT and waved since the late 1800's. Here my cousin, Mark Kielczynski, and his son Zachary watch the coal special head sou... (more)

SP 136 is approaching the old division point of Imlay, NV. The right of way in this section was double track until the second track was removed and the material used to upgrade the Sunset line. Th... (more)