Back in 2006, the BNSF was detouring these Granite City ore trains via Aurora. I don't remember exactly why, but I think it was a bridge issue or something? Either way, it was cool to see these he... (more)

Once the BNSF Merger took over, the railroad scrambled to find power to run trains. It was a railfan's paradise to see some of the kit bash consist the railroad put together. Here the St. Paul pri... (more)

Here is a shot that brings back memories. I spent many days in my early days taking pictures at East Cabin. Trains on the BN-CCP were fairly regular, and one could get a good amount of trains for ... (more)

SD40B helps out the cause as this eastbound freight crosses the Chicago Central at East Dubuque. The BN had 3 of these rare type motors rebuilt from SD40-2 shells. The 7500 is ex- BN 7221, and the... (more)

Rainbow Era Throughout 2023, and now 2024, Norfolk Southern has experienced systemwide power shortages thanks to their 2019 locomotive purge. At the end of the year, after leasing a small ... (more)

IANR hosted a night photo session with the two restored CRIP E-units at their yard in Manly. Funds were raised to see their return to powered status, hopefully the sale to CN will not derail this... (more)

There was a brief window in time where the unthinkable was possible. Here, the 190 has travelled across country to join other classic cab units in Spencer.

Shoving across the US/Canada border at m.p. 165.5 (Drawbridge) on the CN Rainy Sub. Once in the US the train will swap crews and continue on towards CN's Pokegama yard (Superior WI.) and points b... (more)

The lead unit of this long-mixed freight is half in Canada and half still in the US as they cross the border while going over the Rainy River.

Mystery Machine. CSX HBC 200902 is seen sitting in the railroad's Hulsey Yard in Atlanta, GA while a Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) Blue Line train passes overhead... (more)

Power Yard. A variety of motive power is seen resting at Norfolk Southern (NS) Inman Yard, with SD70ACe no. 1139 nearest the camera. Also of interest are AC4400CW no. 3986 in patched CE... (more)

On a dark and foggy morning, one of the first tasks of the day for MD&W 22 is pulling two boxcars out of the shop and returning them to service.

With fog and frost in the morning air, CN 3233, the salute to veterans unit, comes across the US/Canada border with southbound freight in tow passing thru the myriad of security features and by th... (more)

The General. The centerpiece of the Southern Museum of Civil War & Locomotive History is Western & Atlantic Railroad 4-4-0 no. 3, named The General. During the Civil War t... (more)

The General. The centerpiece of the Southern Museum of Civil War & Locomotive History is Western & Atlantic Railroad 4-4-0 no. 3, named The General. During the Civil War t... (more)