CN 1501 RDC heads south under the Arches in Allen Park Michigan at the only searchlight remaining on the old DT&I Dearborn Sub.

CN's RDC-1 1501 "Test Track Evaluation Systems" was busy testing some trackage around Montreal this weekend, here seen returning from the port lead to Pointe-Saint-Charles, to continue from there ... (more)

O998 is tied down for the night in the Battle Creek Pickup tracks. The GEO car had done rail testing on the South Bend sub and will head East in the morning. CN 1501 Built as a Passenger RDC-1 no... (more)

CN 1501 Built as a Passenger RDC-1 now serves CN as a Rail Geometry Car. Here the 1501 is headed to its tie up spot for the night in Battle Creeks Pick up tracks. One the Right side of the shot i... (more)

CN 1501 hogs a ride in tow on 0999 as it begins its evaluation of the Quappelle Sub out of Regina. Here it is seen running parallel to Winnipeg St, which is now cluttered with various roadside bil... (more)

CN's Budd Test Car heads down the Newmarket Sub at Parkersville after spending the day evaluating the track from Washago to North Bay.

The CN Track Evaluation Car heads south on the former IC St. Louis Division.

CN 1501 Track Inspection Vehicle sits at CP 437 waiting for NS Traffic to clear before heading to Griffith, Indiana. An eventful day for the 1501 as it had suffered an exhaust leak that was lucki... (more)

The CN Track Evaluation Car heads south on the former IC St. Louis Division.

CNs Track Geometry RDC heads down the Cedar Rapids Sub just south of Manchester Iowa. The trip down to Cedar Rapids is a deadhead move and when they get to CR the crew will flip ends and inspect t... (more)

CN 1501 (track inspection/geometry vehicle) heads east, from the South Amana, IA yard to Rock Island, IL. This is the hwy 6/151 crossing facing west towards the yard. The photo was taken just minu... (more)

The CN Track Geometry Vehicle is inspecting along the Shoreline Subdivision in Detroit.

Canadian National's Budd RDC track geometry car traverses Tazewell & Peoria trackage through downtown Peoria on its way to the yard. The car came in on the Iowa Interstate and will reconnect with... (more)

Budd-built track evaluation RDC 1501 sprints along the CN Missabe Sub while inspecting tracks. Apparently it's all thumbs up.

One more thing off the bucket list! It took me 10 years to get this shot due to repeated wrong time/wrong place circumstances, so after missing it by 10 minutes again yesterday I was more ... (more)