At sunset, the 661 continues west in Andover, now only about 30 miles from its destination in Aberdeen.
The local sweeps through the curve into the town of Bristol with a nice golden glow.
The 661 heads west through the cut at Ortley. Milwaukee Road sure made an interesting layout through here.
After finishing up work in Big Stone, the Aberdeen local hauls west up grade at Marvin. Fittingly, it had the green one leading on St. Patrick's Day.
Shortly after sunset, BNSF MGALPEI heads east through Yates City with a SD60M leading a pair of lease bombs.
The Aberdeen to Willmar manifest heads into Kerkhoven siding to wait a few minutes for clearance into Willmar yard.
The Willmar to Aberdeen manifest heads east on the Appleton Sub out of Danvers with a classic EMD powerset. Despite the lack of snow in this scene, the temps were far from pleasant, with the windc... (more)
Two triclops SD60M’s bring R-CHI476 into Eola after waiting four hours at Farnsworth for a light into the yard.
Aiming its nose into a lowering sun is Burlington Northern EMD SD60M No. 9226 leading a westbound BN coal train through Terry, Montana, on July 26, 1992.
Behind Union Pacific’s former Rio Grande Burnham Shops sits UP EMD SD60M No. 2328 on the night of December 9, 2015. The building behind is the main backshop, and the structure on the left and as... (more)
SIRI passes the classic B&O color position light signals at CP Boyer, just outside of Mt. Jewett.
Trailing a YLZ01 Hostler crew is an SD60M which would later continue to Oxnard to pick up an auto train. On the left is a ZBRLA which is pulling up to East Yard.
A birds eye view of Yadkin Valley's Donnaha shops, with a wild assortment of color being displayed.
BNSF 1458 and 1687 idle by the Hansen-Mueller Elevator (formerly Calumet).
BNSF 1458 and 1687 idle at Union Yard in Minneapolis.
