New Hampshire Northcoast D8 was a little early out of the pit, departing before noon. The train is seen approaching Hutchins Crossing with 32 loads. Ten cars will be dropped off at Tri-City while ... (more)

UP 3793 (SD70M) leads the morning rock train from a quarry west of Canyon City to Pueblo.

2 tunnel motors and an SD40-3 ease downgrade with an empty limestone train, bound for the port of Duluth to be loaded with Limestone, which is an ingredient in flux iron ore pellets.

Another Sunday means another RS70 passing Brentwood station with the fall colors showing. They're on their way to Posillico Materials East in Holtsville.

The P&L's recently completed "heritage" mother/slug set takes the weekend off at the small rock yard in Leitchfield, KY. In addition to a thorough rebuild, the original P&L green and bla... (more)

Southwest Portland Cement Company EMD SDP35 No. 411 is running long hood first with a train from Victorville, California, operating back to the quarry as it approaches Stoddard Wells Road on March... (more)

Rocks As Needed Etc. On the afternoon of Tuesday, August 30, 2022, Hanson Material Service EMD SW 900 MSC 49-5601 had 4 empty hoppers in tow as headed towards the Route 7 bridge in Lockport... (more)

Train 63Q waits for new train bulletins at the McCalla Yard Office to get on CSX trackage up the road in Birmingham.

Hanson Material Service is in the process of bringing 4 empties out of Rocks Etc on a sunny afternoon in Romeoville. Crossing the Des Plaines River, the crew will gain access to the "Bug Line" up ... (more)

A rock train headed east.

A pair of SD60s crawl down the Cranbrook subdivision with an empty ballast train in tow; it is destined for Swansea, roughly 80 or so miles south, where it will be refilled and sent back north.

Coming off the Missabe sub shoving limestone loads back into the United Taconite yard to spot and then pull empties and return to Proctor.

Train 63Q with one NS 9599 leading in the original scheme passes through McCalla, Alabama

A TBird mine shuttle with a BLE duo as power heads south on a nice spring morning with rock for the plant.

After dropping off a cut of empty rock hoppers at CSX Kaley Yard, Conrad Yelvington #2112 heads back to their plant to tie down for the day. After CSX drops off the loaded hoppers at Kaley Yard, t... (more)