When BN's Kearney Spur from Kenesaw was torn out in 1976 the BN opted for trackage rights to serve their remaining customer(s) in Kearney, which explains why I was treated to a Burlington Northern... (more)

Empty coal swings off BNSF's Napier Sub on to the Creston Sub at Pacific Junction, IA.

An empty coal train is seen from the shoulder of the new 190th St. overpass just west of Pacific Jct., IA. Interstate 29 is in the background.

DP's on a 1x2 grain train are rolling away from the photographer on Halloween morning just east of Waverly, NE.

A 27 unit BNSF power move from Alliance is rolling just east of Sterling, NE on the St. Joseph Sub. The train is DP'ed 2x1 moving 24 Dash9's which are to be returned to service at Topeka Shop. Tha... (more)

Nebraska Central's Albion turn shoves back thru downtown Albion to work 2 customers after spending the first hour in town working Cargill and Valero on the south side.

The Albion turn is seen a couple of miles south of Albion as it makes the run back to Oconee to tie up.

An empty coal train was one of four trains that would pass thru Arlington after a surfacing gang on the Blair Sub. cleared up for the day.

A westbound train accelerates out of Fremont past a stopped train on the #2 main track.

The BNSF Hastings turn with a pink bonnet on the point is out of Lincoln as it approaches Berks siding just east of Crete for a meet with an opposing manifest train.

Chasing the BNSF local south out of Crete was a first but we were hoping for more than just a cab hop. Still, the 80# jointed rail on this line is very cool to see, as well as some of the old elev... (more)

The late afternoon sun shines on the nose of the empty D&I rock train as it comes around the wye and off of the BNSF's Aberdeen Sub. and onto home rails at Elk Point, SD.

A couple of sucker holes rewarded us with a few sunny shots late in the day of the empty Dakota and Iowa train just north of Sioux City. We're in the parking lot of Park Jefferson Speedway for thi... (more)

Todays return to the Dakota and Iowa Railroad rewarded us with some interesting skies, for example, seen here as 2505-2506 sit after finishing work in the small yard at Hudson, SD. We had almost b... (more)

The D&I local is shoving back into the UP transfer in downtown Sioux City. The two cars on the head end are for the CN interchange which will be set out in an adjacent track. The pint sized number... (more)