The Empire Builder is running a bit late tonight, departing Columbus at sunset.
Amtrak's California Zephyr departing Galesburg meets the "Chrome" train, SP run-through CHROM waiting its turn to get into the yard with brand new power.
Ten years gone...
The Chief pops out from around a rock outcrop descending Apache Canyon on the approach to Lamy.
Almost halfway between Chicago and Detroit, this classic 1887 MC/NYC brick and red sandstone depot in the Romanesque style is one of the survivors from the golden age of rail travel in the U.S.
50 cars of ballast destined to a CSX location roll down the hill and onto the Rock River bridge off the WSOR.
How many horses do you see?
The lowly 133 train, Chi-KC manifest, rolls west through the crossovers at Lomax. Tucked into the consist are brand new 900-series warbonnets.
The hottest of the hot ones, QNYLA, makes an appearance at Ancona.
Westbound manifest knocks down the signal nearing Albuquerque.
ATSF westbound traffic clears Abo Canyon while an eastbound cools it's heels in the siding.
Coal trains staged at Newcastle...
The most often photographed set of blades on the south end of the old Monon?
Street running? Well, kind of. It DID have to move through a paved parking lot. The WSOR spots a load of lumber at Techline.
WSOR's Reedsburg turn leaves Madison past the ex-CNW roundhouse, which a few days earlier had been completely gutted by an early morning Railroad: Wisconsin & SouthernLocomotive: EMD SD20Location: Madison, Wisconsin, USALocomotive #: WSOR 2056Train ID: M3Photo Date: April 22, 2007
