Running at a respectable speed, NS Triple Crown train 256 passes through Lafayette Jct. on a cool and pleasant fourth of July morning.

With downtown Lafayette in the distance, Triple Crown train 267 resumes its westward journey after meeting two eastbounds at Lafayette Jct. My ambition was to capture the "Valley Girl" (Lehigh Va... (more)

NS loaded rack train 272 passes through Lafayette Jct. on a cool and pleasant fourth of July morning.

Five years ago today, the first train of 2014 to run (over my territory) on the Lafayette District was stack train 21T. NS decided to close down the railroad for the New Year's holiday, so this tr... (more)

Here's one for all you Miller Lite fans! Cab Car 8584 on eastbound Metra train #1288 is just coming to a stop at Western Springs on Track 3 while westbound Metra Express train #1277 comes barrelin... (more)

Five years ago today, the second train of 2014 to run (over my territory) on the Lafayette District was NS manifest freight 15E. NS decided to close down the railroad for the New Year's holiday, s... (more)

Three years ago today, the weather wasn't unseasonably warm and sunny like it is today. On Valentine's day in 2014, the Attica area is being blanketed with heavy, wet snow as Triple Crown Service ... (more)