EMD power in the form of a NS SD70 and BNSF SD70ACe power the Detroit-Elkhart manifest South on the Conrail Shared Assets.
NS 171 rolls by CP Roberts having just departed NS Oakwood Yard in Melvindale with an SD60 and SD60I for power.
A colorful 15N led by a SD70 rolls West at Vickers outside Toledo while a tied down rack train for Detroit sits in the siding. Consist is as follows: NS 2523,NS 8893,UP 3997,UP 2338,UP 3861,CN 211... (more)
Powder River coal loads roll through Michigan into the fall sunshine led by a BNSF SD70ACe and a smokey SD70MAC. Train is destined for Consumers Energy in Whiting Michigan.
A set of Wheeling & Lake Erie SD40-2's power Q241 South towards Toledo after making a lengthy pick up at TDSI New Boston. Odd to see these 2 WE units on one of the hot auto rack trains from Detroi... (more)
A YN2 C40-8 leads Q500 West into the evening light after having departed from Garrett with a fresh crew.
Iron Ore loads from the Toledo docks roll South by one of the well known CPL's in Deshler Ohio.
A heritage one BNSF C44-9W leads Q393 West through Pine Junction.Trailing the 3 lead BNSF units are 7 brand new BNSF ES44C4's straight out of GE in Erie PA.
NS 7521 leads a hot shot intermodal train on its last leg of its journey to Chicago. A Union Pacific SD70ACe is trailing.
Indiana Harbor Belt GP40-2 leads a IHB trackage rights train West on the NS Chicago Line at Pine Junction. This train was mostly scrap and steel for the Chicago area.
CP Trackage rights train 241,running as 25T is seen heading West into the evening sun. Three CP SD40-2's,all in a different CP scheme followed by a CITX SD40-2. The real treat is 5th out. EMDX 201... (more)