A guy lays what appears to be a penny on the rail in full view of the crew on this approaching southbound mixed frieght. Although the train is only moving at 10mph, it's funny how people and cars ... (more)

A Brunswick bound coal train rolls through the interlocking at Virginia Ave. To the left freight train Q375 is being pulled up to Baltimore St. for its trip west over Sand Patch.

Technically I am in Illinois while the train is in West Dana... Empties roll west on the former B&O Springfield Line. This is the only train that uses these rails, but I'll catch it again the nex... (more)

Last light of day.

The Chrisman Shuffle begins as V500 arrives in Chrisman on the former NYC Egyptian Line, having loaded at the Vermillion Grove mine to the north. The train passes NYC signals and clumps over form... (more)

V500 is now pointing east on the former B&O Springfield line, which it will use to its junction with the C&ED Sub at Hillsdale, IN, then proceed the last few miles to Duke Energy's Cayuga plant.

Having completed the Chrisman Shuffle, V500 eases out of town.

V500 passes the ancient B&O state line marker, moving from Illinois into Indiana. This train is the only one that uses this portion of the old B&O to Springfield, and runs very sporadically.

V500 trundles over fields of rich black earth.

In a scene that has played out for 32 years, members of The Forest City Division of Railroad Enthusiasts hold the annual Thanksgiving Day "Turkey Shoot" at Berea as a westbound mixed freight is ph... (more)

Looking east as westbound Q421 (the old BOSE in Conrail days) has locked itself into the clear in Palmer yard while it makes a pick up.

Twelve thousand GE horses power a re-routed Q647 south past the south end of Ottawa siding on "Black Friday." This Chicago to Waycross train normally operates via the ex-C&EI, but today ran east ... (more)

CSX Q156 leaves DeWitt Yard headed east, lake effect bands shifted to the south overnight to give the Syracuse area a nice layer of snow.

CSX Q156 leaves DeWitt Yard headed east under light snowfall and muted sunshine, kicking up their own blizzard along the way.

Still surviving on the rock trains around Houston. Kinda the modern story of the Centennial saga; surprised to see this class fairly intact, wondering when they're going to be mothballed, perhaps... (more)