A BNSF-led loaded CN grain train holds the main for CN U757 north bound oil train. CN U757 had two more south bound trains to meet before it was able to make it into Harrison Yard.

The snow began melting Friday, but by Saturday many of the trains backed up were beginning to roll. CN G888 loaded grain led by BNSF power was the first of many trains to show up in the span of ju... (more)

Mississippi doesn't get snow very often, and when we do the roads are normally not in good enough shape to risk an hour 1/2 trip to grab a few train shots. Today, most of the roads had been clear... (more)

Rare is it that Mississippi gets snow, especially 5-8 inches worth of it! I managed to get out and walk in it down to the tracks close to town and grab a shot of the Grenada Railway locomotive 38... (more)

The BC Rail Heritage Unit leads a SB grain train under another newly constructed 3D detector. CN 3115 would be taken off in Memphis to be put on A420 early the next morning to go down to New Orle... (more)

CN A420 departs the Jackson Switch Tender headed to New Orleans with a fresh crew.

CN 302 clears a major detector in the north Mississippi Delta between Lake Cormorant and Banks.

A BNSF intermodal crosses the Mississippi River Bridge into West Memphis, AR from Memphis while a UP intermodal sits waiting on it to clear.

A BNSF manifest crosses the Mississippi River Bridge from Arkansas into Tennessee with 5 units - the 5th being an old Santa Fe unit most likely heading to be scrapped.

The EJ&E heritage unit leads a southbound coke train through Crystal Springs in the last bit of daylight, taking the hole to wait on Amtrak #58.

As bad as 2020 has been, one of the highlights has been seeing over 10 heritage units this year, including this brand new EJ&E unit leading a southbound coke train through my former hometown.

As the last bit of daylight ran out, NS 1066 (New York Central HU) led an intermodal bound for Los Angeles across the Tom-Bigbee waterway.

CN ran a test Iron Ore train down to Louisiana down the Yazoo Sub. Here's a shot of it coming out of Crenshaw through a cotton field that had yet to be harvested.

4 engines for 16 cars seems a bit overkill, but it made for a fun shot as this eastbound crested the hill in old town Collierville. The fall colors were just starting to peak out.

Thanks to a heads up, I hopped in the car with my dad and headed down to Brookside, AL to catch the Central of Georgia unit. My Grandfather and Great Grandfather both worked for the Central of Geo... (more)