A westbound train passes Hackamore Reservoir on the Modoc Line. By the time the lake dries up for the summer, through freights will no longer run on these tracks.

NS 362 (CSX Z346-02) is easing down Raccoon Mountain grade through Wildwood, GA (MP J-141.9 Wildwood), the trackage rights train is no less than 4 rail-miles from getting off the CSX Chattanooga S... (more)

At sunset, three big ACs from three different railroads, but all now part of UP, pull coal empties up Logan Hill at a fast pace with a BNSF empty, visible in the distance, right on their heels.

Chicago & North Western coal trains line up at Bill, Wyoming, waiting for a call to head north to load at one of Powder River Basin’s coal mines on July, 7, 1995. During this time, almost all of... (more)

CNW 222 was born as an FT, rebuilt as CNW 4052A, an FP9M, and saw service pulling the Twin Cities 400 and Duluth-Chicago passenger trains before entering freight service. Here at Minneapolis, the ... (more)

CNW 4293 switches the yard in Powers, MI in May of 1986. This unit was originally CNW 1598 before being rebuilt.

CNW 6887 waits for the crew to come back from beans (meal en-route in CNW terms) before heading south out of Oconto, WI in October of 1988.

C&NW Nights at the Illinois Railway Museum.

A dream come true. I have always wanted to shoot the C&NW Twins passing C&NW signals. Well on the morning of my birthday, I said enough was enough and made a dream a reality. C&NW 8646 leads the w... (more)

One last run. C&NW 8701 leads sister unit 8646 on IG2G2 as they head east through the small town of Creston, IL. About a week after I took this picture, it was announced that the "Twins" would be ... (more)

After being called back to service for 8 weeks, CNW 8701 & 8646 are headed back to the IRM for storage. Today, Mar 14 was the last run for the duo on the IG2G2 seen here passing the College Ave de... (more)

A westbound freight train back in August 1996 is carrying power that really doesn't exist much anymore on the UP. A Pair of SD9043 and a pair of "ZZ-tops" roll a westbound at Chelsea. Ba... (more)

Chicago Northwestern 8712, 8698, 8718 pull there way through the unique landscape of the powder river basin.

I will never forget my first visit to the Wyoming coal fields. Getting to see the Chicago Northwestern in all it's glory was truly amazing. This image is a sight I will never forget, pulling into ... (more)

Due to their dual cab signal equipment that allowed certain units to lead in UP cab signal territory, CNW power was frequently seen on the point of UP trains. Such is the case with Portland to Can... (more)