The FURBALL (Freeport Local) is pulling across the grade crossing in Elroy IL. In moments, they will back down the adjacent track to service Lena Builders. They get cars about once a week. Note th... (more)

GTW 5922, the yard engine, at Wallace Yard after a long day of work, and getting ready for more local duties the next day.

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.

WAMX 4219 leads a four pack of SD40-2s on a unit grain train bound for Chicago. 4219 was built in 1966, making it the oldest SD40-2 on the WSOR roster. It is also the only red and gray engine on t... (more)

CPRN 3 sits powerless about a mile and a half North of Flagg Center, and about 100 feet south of Hemstock Road.

IC #6124, the Freeport local locomotive at Wallace Yard. Above in the threating skies, notice the large rainbow.

After successfully negotiating less than stellar track with over 80 storage cars, WAMX 4272 and 4275 head light power back to Presho. The truck bearing the Ringneck & Western logo was the conducto... (more)

WAMX engines 4275 and 4272 are staged East of Presho. Shortly, they'll be fired up, and will run towards West towards Vivian to pull the last of the storage cars off of the line.

IC 1024 departing Wallace Yard

One of the two engineers going out on this trip hops aboard IC 1022, as IC 6032 watches.

Upgrading the tracks at Lena IL

RWRR's former Utah Southern SD40-2 leads the charge East after retrieving roughly 80 storage cars from the end of the serviceable portion of the line. Due to track conditions, this move was superv... (more)

The Wisconsin State Capitol building looms in the distance, as WAMX 4187, the "Grow Wisconsin" locomotive, pounds the diamond at MX. Madison used to have over 20 railroad diamonds. This ... (more)

UP 1025 totes a string of 77 storage cars over this normally unused section of track.

WAMX 3928, 4180, 4175, and 4192 are all escaping the bitter cold for the weekend.