UP ES44AC 5441 leads a rack train over NS' Southern West District in Mount Vernon, IL.

An eastbound stack train passes by the departure yard at West Colton while a train in the yard pauses to hook up to another string of cars. The train would then shove back into the yard track whe... (more)

Just south of Dunsmuir finds UP 5441 South leading the QHKRV with the Castle Crags as a backdrop on a warm summer morning.

First light graces the front of this southbound train on the Palmdale Cut-off in the Cajon Pass. What was most intersting about this train though was it was the first time I'd seen mid-train helpe... (more)

A perfectly relaxing place to be...sit in the sun watching the trains and people messing about on the lake!