Sunset over Union Pacific tracks through southern Illinois farmland.
The NS's Federal Puller, with two accessorized GP38's, sits crewless on former Illinois Terminal trackage at Pontoon Road, just out side of A.O. Smith yard.
ALCO Safari Day 4, WNYP: After talking with the crew, and determining they would not be running to Oil City, I decided to get a parting shot of 432 next to the yard office, and head for Ole... (more)
Making the connection: the power for this hot UP intermodal is coupled on and will head north. Train was IMNOA 15.
A classic ex Espee Morrison Knudson SD45 rebuild rolls down the UP toward WR Tower in Granite City. Train was MCHPB 06.
This westbound coal empty pulls hard up the slight grade through Tuxedo Park, Tuxedo Park's unique stone block-constructed depot can be seen to the right and is still in use by a business.
A southbound manifest slips out of Dupo yard in the late evening, around 11:30pm. Taken with wide angle lens, 16 sec. exposure.
After slowing for the restrictive signal, this empty slowly drifts down the steep grade to Byers. He will end up having to wait for another southbound before leaving.
Red, White, and SOO: Short on time, and work to do in Winona, H20 screams East along US HWY 61. No rest for the weary on July 4th! Taken while off duty, wearing full PPE.
ALCO Safari Day 6, MA&N: Upon arriving back in Utica, the MA&N crew drops the train at the West end of the yard, and runs lite to the Utica transload area, where gravel and rock is being lo... (more)
The sun was setting, the light fading, it was time to call it a day.
UP 6787 and CNAOV9 19 picks up speed after cresting Kirkwood Hill.
A rebuilt GP40, which I brought in on the LSE57, looks on as two RC equipped GP38-2's slumber in the yard waiting for the morning shift. Canon 350D.
Volcanic Landscape: With the sun low in the sky, one of BNSF's seemingly never-ending intermodal train, races West towards LA's Pacific ports. Flagstaff's geography is dominated by many cin... (more)
A UP SD70M leads a C44-9W, a string of autoracks, and grain through Kirkwood, while a local railfan watches from trackside.
