WC 7637 leads the daily EB mixed freight. Note the conductor who has climed up to get his suitcase. Also Note the engineer winding the hand brake. Also, there were rumors that the GTW SD40s were r... (more)

No, your not seeing things, the engine (A VERY rare GTW GP9R) is leaning slightly, as it is on some pretty shakey yard track, as the conductor is seen giving him orders. Here it is pulling a cut o... (more)

The EOT device on train M33891 as the crossing gates slowly go up. Take note of that building on the far left of the screen. That was once a train station when AMTRAK used to come through here. No... (more)

Train M338 switching at Wallace Yard. 2 fallen flags in the consist today. Note the white stuff in between the tracks on the left side of the screen. That leaked from a car load back in October.

B&LE 909, a tunnel motor, back through Freeport, which is VERY foreign ground to a B&LE, for the second time (pleasent suprise) as the lead engine on M338. Photo shot from the Highway 26 overpass.

IC 6071 is at the helm of train M337 on a bone chilling 18 degree night. IC 6071 was the very first SD40 ever built by EMD. It was first a an EMD demo unit back in the 60s. Now, it's in the Illino... (more)

WC 7509, at Freeport with some snow. VERY interesting unit!! First of all, the 5 on the road number is hardly ledgeable. Also, you cant see the words "Wisconsin Central" on the side, and third, th... (more)

2 nice lashups in one day at Freeport. First,the blue CNs, now on the 14 hour late M337, conducting a rare meet in Freeport with M338, has 3 black Illinois Centrals, IC 6065, IC 1030, and IC 6018.... (more)

Train M338 at Wallace Yard on a mild Fall day. Nice power today, as two ex Conrail GEs at the helm. For some reason, his red lights (the old standard Conrail lights) were on.

The conductor in mid-stride with his bags as he gets off of M338 at Freeport. Note the numberboards. The one on the left looks tiny while the one on the right looks giant. These ex KCS seem to ha... (more)

M338 backs up to the yard office

GTW 5847 , the "FURBALL" at Wallace Yard on a mild, very windy evening. They leave it running at night now that it's getting cold out there.

M338 doing yard work in Freeport. The conductor is dwarfed by IC 1012 as he throws the switch so that they can do their next assignment. That conductor sure was railfan friendly.

Train M338 switching crew. You can see the conductor of the outbound crew walking into the engine through the right side door, as the engineer from the inbound crew is about to walk across the tra... (more)