A duo of A&M Alco C420’s slowly wade through the water that is covering their trackage in Van Buren after heavy rains hit the area. The job had just got done serving a few industries near town a... (more)

An original BN GP38-2 built in 1974 still spotting it’s original road number and paint scheme down 11th Avenue in Phoenix. This job runs out of the BNSF Mobest Yard and street runs down 11th Ave... (more)

One of the most popular railroads in the country right now is the WNYP. They are one of the few remaining railroads in the country with an all Alco fleet and it is soon to be changing. With AC6000... (more)

The TP&W road train passes by a former friend of the TP&W in the form of caboose, TPW 504. I was pleased to nab a shot passing by this caboose after spotting the caboose two months prior!

A pair of BLOL units move light power to hook onto their grain train just outside of Sibley, Illinois.

A trio of Motive Rail EMD’s which run the “Illinois Terminal Belt” in Central Illinois lead a Southbound grain train for interchange with the Canadian National in Clinton, IL. This train was... (more)

An early morning Prairie Line run to the brewery making one of its many spots and pulls of the morning.

A BN painted SD60M & SD40-2 leading the Peoria, IL to Galesburg, IL manifest into the BNSF Galesburg Yard. Such a retro looking scene of the BN greens leading a freight into the former BN Yard.

The MRL Laurel to Missoula manifest smoking through Bozeman Tunnel. This tunnel was built by the Northern Pacific back in the 1940’s. Shooting trains up Bozeman pass is always fun.

IAIS 516 leading SIBI into Blue Island under the soon to fall Rock Island signals.

An Ex Burlington Northern SD60M triclops switching out the BNSF Argentine Yard in fresh Heritage 3 paint.

GJVSJI arriving Roodhouse as they make the approach to make the turn West towards KC.

A CSX SW1500 leads the local on the former Kankakee & Seneca trackage through some heavy brush. This shot doesn’t look like it’d be from Illinois!

UP 2001 leading MCBCH along the UP Geneva Sub bound for BRC Clearing Yard in Chicago. The string of John Deere tractors were a nice added touch to the train.

My first train of the year and the new decade was the IAIS SIBI with an awesome winter morning scene! Here is IAIS 516 bringing SIBI up the hill out of Joliet, IL on the former Rock Island. Welcom... (more)