Ozark Mountain Dusk | Cruising through the valley at Bunch, OK on the mild evening of Sunday, April 27, 2025, a southbound CPKC manifest train passes a cow pasture beneath a colorful sky.

A vehicle train from “CPKC” interchange in Robstown, Texas on its final stretch to Logistics Park Chicago in Elwood, Illinois. It was different to see four units on a vehicle train, so that wa... (more)

Back in 2021, I heard the KCS westbound freight out of St. Louis had been running afternoons west of Roodhouse. Well, that changed the week we showed up. On Wednesday a complete meltdown created a... (more)

Originally a WP unit this machine has lots of transplants inside which upgrade it greatly. Photo by Jim Satterwhite. From my collection.

Not the sunny south in this case.

KCS 2016 dead in tow on CPKC 230 though Bay City Junction in Detroit Michigan. Here it is seen about to go pass Michigan Central Station in Detroit.

A former IC unit in classic white with that classic southern crud that builds up. Photo by Dave Petke. From my collection.

I like those spark arresters and that horn. The F was slipping away almost 50 years ago.

What a schnoz! Photo by Dave Petke. From my collection.

A local is coming into the big yard at the point where the line to Dallas breaks of the main. Photo by Jim Satterwhite. From my collection.

A northbound freight with the standard motive power configuration prior to arrival of the SD50s is topping the rise. Poteau Mountain is in the background.

Every so often you see something that begs the question "What were they thinking?". Actually the white didn't turn out as bad as everyone expected but that road number...............

The Yard at South Schenectady was empty as B727 began the down hill roll towards Selkirk entering the working limits crossing over Burdeck St. going from Track 1 to 2 at CP-FG/SH.

A pair of KCS GP-38s coming out of the TRRA yard at Madison, Illinois.

Three Units are on the tail end of a loaded coal train as it rolls through Mena Arkansas on a beautiful early spring morning.