Per the incredibly well-informed Mark Hemphill, Valley City ceased to exist long before the Cane Creek Sub was built through here, but still seems like a good location marker for where I was when ... (more)

The Potash Local enters the Cane Creek Sub at Brendel behind a pair of SD70Ms and with a string of grotty covered hoppers that serve their purpose well.

After changing out all the brake shoes, the train was shoved back under the tipple and the decision was made to leave it there until Monday as repairs to the broken conveyer were still not quite c... (more)

The PM loads head west behind the regular trio of E60Cs on Deseret Power Railway. I had made a very last second decision on this shot to change my framing, and while I really liked what I did, I w... (more)

The Deseret Power Railway mine train loads at the tipple outside of Rangely, Colorado, making up what will be that afternoon's train to the power plant.

The AM empty train has just finished up at the power plant in Utah and is now on its way back to Colorado where it will retrieve another load of coal. It is seen here moments before ducking under ... (more)

The morning coal loads head west near Midway, and just south of Dinosaur behind a trio of E60Cs. 

Light engines pass along the Mississippi River as seen from Mounds Park.

Although it was my first twin cities trip ever, so anything I got was going to be a win, the friend  I was traveling with had a checklist of things he had missed out on on his previous trip(s) an... (more)

The second morning train from Big Lake shoves into Minneapolis over the Great Northern Mississippi River Bridge on the morning of September 27, 2023.

Iowa Traction 51 pulls a cut of cars east towards its two Class One interchanges, crossing Eisenhower on the way.

Iowa Traction steeplecab #54 sits in a moment of sun (with dark clouds behind) in the railroad's yard in Mason City.

Two of Iowa Traction's active roster of three Baldwin Westinghouse steeplecabs are seen in a HOT (head-on-telephoto) in the railroad's Mason City Yard, Mason City, Iowa, 9/25/23. The 50, on the r... (more)

On a day that only its two sisters (50 and 51) would work, Iowa Traction Baldwin Westinghouse Steeplecab 54 sits in the tall grass of the IATR's main yard in Mason City.

Minutes before a crew member will climb aboard and get 51 started for the day's work, it finishes its slumber in Mason City.