Last year LS&I was leasing 3 SD60s from Helm. Here two of them bring freight to the mines south of Negaunee on a fine spring day.
Seven HLCX SD40's sit in the foreground in storage on Buckeye yard, while an assortment of power also in storage sits back by the fuel pad, including a few NS C39-8. Since Buckeye closed last year... (more)
A pair of old-soldiers takes a hopper train west on track two on this Veteran's Day. The 5986 had a great sounding whistle.
Eastbound train SEPO makes its way through the station with HLCX 6221, HLCX 6416, MEC 344, BM 333 while inbound MBCR commuter 316 gets ready to depart.
A UP manifest descends the sag at Wills Point on its way toward Fort Worth.
Stored cars and locomotives fill the view of NS Buckeye Yard these days.
This former BN SD40-2 is leading Pan Am's eastbound piggyback train down the steep grade into Fitchburg. Power was HLCX 7182, MEC 501.
CP 891 pulls down to Roseport behind a pair of former CNW SD60's. I imagine these two traveled these rails several times back in the day.
SD60's are a rare commodity in these parts. About the only train you will see them on are these coke trains as the INRD is leasing them. Being that this train originated on that railroad, their ... (more)
A westbound manifest prepares to drop down a hogback into Wills Point.
CP train 891 with HLCX SD60s 5986 and 5994 meet Amtrak train #8, the Empire Builder.
An Indiana Railroad coke train heads north under the Lake Street El with some nice lease power.
HLCX GP38-3 #1000, leased to the San Luis and Rio Grande, prepares to couple back up to the remainder of its mixed train as the conductor picks up new orders.
A former SD45 shoves a handful of power back to the service area, on a Thanksgiving Weekend.
