After the sun tucks behind the hills and the rain has stopped comes a NS herzog train powered by a nice pair of SD70s at Barree, Pa under the PRR signals.

An eastbound NS Herzog ballast train ducks under the signal bridge near Barree, PA with a pair of endangered SD70s. Afternoon thunderstorms has left everything damp as an evening fog rolls into th... (more)

"Deathstar Meets the Yellow Jackets"

A detoured "CN M36241 27 (basically B790)" leaves Saint Paul behind. CN ES44DC 2297, IC C40-8W 2457 are pulling 118 Nutrien potash loads with CN C40-8W 2167 + IC SD70 1012 shoving on the... (more)

IC SD70 1015 and CN SD60 5400 pull down to the west end of track #1 at Jasper for a crew change.

CN Q199 passes through Elie with the CN business cars upfront

The daily Chicago Intermodal, IL - Prince Rupert Fairview, BC stacker heads west through the Prairies with a long string of stack less 20 footers.

"The Empire (And Jason) Strikes Back"

A standard cab SD70 leads 578 Eastbound under the cantilever signal at College.

KCS eastbound LWY101 turn job heading back to Wylie yard.

Portland & Western 663 meets empty CN Oil. CN has been running weekly oil trains to Willbridge Yard with all CN power. An article in NPR suggests that the strategy of shipping out of Portland and ... (more)

Eastbound KCS LWY101

IC 1026 and a GECX motor ran light to Tuscola, where they'd pick up a southbound grain train at the ADM (formerly Cargill). They're seen here awaiting permission onto main one after some traffic p... (more)

A standard cab SD70 leads a ballast train east under the classic "Pennsy" signal bridge in Leetsdale. After a long winter, the air is finally warming up and the buds are beginning to ap... (more)