Despite the days getting longer and the sun getting more harsh, the San Gabriels are still snow-capped as this UP manifest approaches the connection at Silverwood.
CP 7022 hauls a colorful consist though Belleville, MI.
Pere Marquette 1225 chugs hard out of Cadillac on its way back to Mt. Pleasant.
UP 4014 pulls out of its overnight stop of Sidney on its way to North Platte. At the same time, BNSF sent a Southbound over the 4014 on its own line. Talk about perfect timing.
UP 4141 in on a segment of the trip where it is on the rear of the train. 4141, along with 1111, which is behind it in this photo, is being displayed at TD Ameritrade Park for the College World Se... (more)
CN 2442 makes its way towards Lincoln in decent light.
A pair of Tier 4s leads the highest priority manifest on the line away from the sun.
An amazing mix of power leads H LINLIN back towards Lincoln.
Firth Hill is down to one track due to a dispatching blunder which resulted in a bunch of crews dying. That made for this nice photo opportunity as a colorful grain train passes two of those tied ... (more)
On a cool Fall day, the twice-weekly Beatrice local heads South towards Beatrice. This line only sees these locals and the occasional grain train.
After flying for much of its trip, UP 4141 comes to a crawl as it approaches Oreapolis.
A BNSF/KCS grain shuttle heads through Lincoln, where it will turn South towards Kansas City. In Kansas City, it will interchange to the KCS.
A logoless BNSF AC44 leads empties out of Lincoln while flurries still fall after an October snowstorm.
"It's an October blizzard here in Nebraska!" are the exact words of the conductor on this sand train as it plows through a rare October snowstorm.
BNSF 9266 leads TXUX loads up the hill as fall colors are just beginning.