An BNSF stack train roars eastward through heavy snowfall at Aurora.

Metra 205 awaits it next assignment into Chicago.

Early in the morning at Galesburg Yard, two remote-control EMDs are about to begin their chores.

A westbound BNSF Z train hustles along the base of the Palisades on a humid afternoon. Note that the original "Santa Fe" in No. 662's cigar band has been replaced with "BNSF".

At dusk after a heavy rain, the Galesburg engine facility is packed with locomotives from both major builders.

Just before sunset on a hazy evening, two big CSX GEs lead a westbound BNSF grain train along the Palisades and the Upper Mississippi River.

The Metra commuter train closest to us has just gotten a green light from the dispatcher. Once he departs, the first train on the adjacent main will back through the crossover onto the other main,... (more)

UP 8422 West departs Global III on a beautiful afternoon in Illinois.

The dispatcher runs a hot westbound stack train of domestic containers around one with marine boxes at DeWitt, IA.

A westbound Z train out of Canal Street in Chicago hustles past West Lowden, IA, on a beautiful afternoon.

Near sunset, an eastbound coal load roars past ISU Switch, wests of Chillicothe, IA. Note that the paint used on No. 8890 is of two different types, with the separation visible right down the midd... (more)

Three EMDs, including a freshly shopped SD40R, help lift a heavy eastbound up the stiff grade in the canyon. The train is moving away from us along the contours of the canyon to gain elevation. Sa... (more)

With the sun close to setting on the Sonoran Desert, an eastbound stack train attacks the grade between Bosque and Shawmut. The Sonoran Desert is actually a low-profile forest, with numerous sagua... (more)

The Oil Cans head east toward Ilmon with a rebuilt T-2 in the lead. Not long after this photo was taken, the train stopped, with tank cars directly below the photographer's location. On top of one... (more)

UP 3260 East roars along a man-made ledge cut into the granite at Pulga. It's fairly astounding to realize the right of way though the Canyon was constructed in the early 1900s with concomitant te... (more)