CN 8018, CN 8851 and CN 5782 idling away the night on the head end of a Herzog ballast train parked on the siding here at Virginia, MN.

CN 8018, CN 8851 and CN 5782 lead a Herzog ballast train down the CN Iron Range Sub main here at Biwabik, MN.

Now with a fresh crew on board, CN 8018 waits for traffic to pass by on the main here at S. Virginia. The Herzog ballast train will drop the rock along the CN Iron Range Sub once they get moving.... (more)

The sun has just set as train 594 rumbles through Hammond River, New Brunswick during blue hour.

With the sunset glow reflecting through the windshield, train 594 cruises through Passekeag, New Brunswick.

A416's train approaches the west switch at Wabamun behind SD70M-2s 8018 and 8801.

CN 8018 and CN 5760 are the head end power on a 165-car CN 322 (with CN 8944 and CN 2320 assisting mid-train) as it passes the Dorval station sign not too long after meeting CN 369.

A pair of eastbound freights wait to depart from the yard in Edson.

After the last snowfall of the year (hopefully), train 406 rounds the bend, at Rothesay, New Brunswick.

With traction motor issues developing early in its trip out of southern California, an eastbound auto rack train with a lone CN SD70M-2 is all stopped at Mt. Vernon on the Yuma Subdivision, with t... (more)

After experiencing traction motor issues, CN 8018 east sits dead in the water in the Mt. Vernon Connector.

Was willing to sacrifice a trip to the Poconos to shoot the DL in order to nab an early morning catch of this K685 as it thunders through the deep shadows at Kingston NY bound for Selkirk. CN pow... (more)

A pair of border jumpers lead this loaded CSX ethanol train into Utica's Union station (behind me) in perfect morning light

The rear of 451 has just cleared the wye and the engineer notches out the 8018 and makes a dash for Battle Creek just before sunset.

CN 8018 and BNSF 5450 lead a long auto train westward around Cleary's curve east of Hawley. The train would end up taking the Prosper Subdivision and likely would only be making it as far as Nolan... (more)