BNSF 3173 is the lead motor on the local that has just returned to Aberdeen from Mitchell, SD.

Local crews from Springfield and Washington CH tackle a long grain train at South Solon. CBNS 5002 leads the train, IORY 9500 and 4071 push on the rear. The pull - push method aids in getting the ... (more)

Southbound across the Fox River bridge (circa 1899 and slated to be replaced) at the small Oshkosh yard looking more like a Norfolk Southern train. Note the second unit (a GP35) belongs to the Fo... (more)

Easbound freight on a colorful Marias Pass in 1998. The Santa Fe paint added to the color.

A caboose hop behind a pair of GP50s rolls north while a short switch job and track crew are in the distance.

A trio of Southern painted GP50s leads a road freight through Morristown, TN || October 1984

That nose bell just can't be mistaken, these former Chicago & Northwestern GP50's continue to work together taking this train west toward Manor, TX.

A Burlington Northern freight heads across Java Bridge at Java, Montana, on a frigid March 2, 1989. Trailing lead tiger-striped GP50 No. 3126 is a SD40-2, another GP50, a B30-7A and a fuel tender.

A pair of GP50s sandwich a trio of cabless GEs as BN train 196 rolls east near Big Timber on the MRL. The Crazy Mountains provide a nice backdrop while the irrigated field complements BN's Cascade... (more)

A GP50 in a scheme of yellow with MP lettering meets northbound empties on the former MP Coffeyville-KC line. At the time of the photo, little BN coal actually traveled via the former SLSF through... (more)

Past fields of alfalfa and hay
On July 12, 1990, a westbound Union Pacific freight is east of Brady, Nebraska, on the busy UP main line between Fremont and North Platte. Run through Chic... (more)

CNW 5052 and UP 3730 head westbound on the Indiana Harbor Belt with Conrail's ELPR destined for the Northwestern's Proviso Yard. Tom Golden photo.

Santa Fe made a name for itself by running hot intermodal trains at high speeds from California to Illinois. Here we see one of these Z-trains (Z was Santa Fe's symbol for these high priority tra... (more)

A hot Santa Fe eastbound is led by GP50 3833, SD45-2 5858, SD40-2 5099 and C30-7 8157. Alray, Cajon Pass, California - April 18, 1992.