A UP coal drag comes off the MacArthur Bridge and down the approach before entering the Chester Sub. Canon 350D, 75-300mm.

A westbound stack train rolls past Kirkwood station on a beautiful 4th of July. Happy Birthday America! Canon 350D.

ALCO Safari Day 7, Delaware Lackawanna: After putting their power together PO74 pulls up to Ridge Row with a cut of center beams and grain loads, and will have to build the remainder of the... (more)

A 70MAC follows coal loads into the balloon track at the Ameren UE Portage Des Sioux power plant. Canon 350D, 28-80mm.

Southbound coal drag CSMIMH 23 sits crewless at Airflight Rd., just south of Valley Jct., and not even 2 miles into the Chester Sub.

Two CSX GE's, the second one being very smokey, bask themselves in artificial light on a warm summer night.

Not So Big Now, Are Ya?: Most photos of the Big Boy do a great job of showing just how massive the locomotive is. I wanted to do just the opposite here; the Sandstone bridge is an impressiv... (more)

ALCO Safari Day 7, Delaware Lackawanna: Back to the Pocono summit now at Mt. Pocono, PO75 comes underneath the Fairview bridge with a their empty center beams from Cresco. Although not very... (more)

Yet another coal drag crawls up "The Hill" at 5 mph this morning, with an "almost clean" AC4400CW on the point.

Red, White, and SOO: After waiting for the track block to be lifted, the crew wastes no time getting the train moving towards Winona. No rest for the weary on July 4th! Taken while off duty... (more)

Later in the still scorching day, BNSf 9883 patiently waits for a new crew at the hand-thrown crossover at Kingshighway.

Arkansas & Missouri Revisited: I had made the trip to the A&M back in 2013 when I (and everyone else) found out they would be receiving EMD SD70ACe's for use on the road trains. I knew I ha... (more)

There's just something about the trees at Wickes that makes the location scenic. Here we wait at Wickes siding for the LSH08 to finish making its setout at Riverside. Canon 350D.

ALCO Safari Day 6, MA&N: After running lite engine from Utica, the daily MA&N job grabs a handful of tanks for Sovena USA, an olive oil manufacturer. In charge today is one of GVT's snazzy ... (more)

A meriad of KCS yard power and road power congregates at the former GWWR facilities located near Valley Jct.