A long southbound merchandise train crosses the Kankakee River on a mild late December afternoon.

Leased power is on point of this southbound CSXT merchandise train, crossing the Kankakee River at Momence, about an hour out of Chicago. The double-track UP Villa Grove Sub is a joint UP-CSXT li... (more)

A CN crew doubles a long merchandise train into the south end of Markham Yard on a pleasant October morning.

A westbound merchandise train, with a high-nose GP38 on point, takes the line toward Chattanooga late on a Saturday afternoon. The other line heads for Birmingham.

A crew moves power into position to take an 1800 intermodal train south out of Chicago's Markham Yard.

A CN yard crew builds a merchandise train at the south end of Chicago's Markham Yard.

A pipeline on rails moves east through Rochelle. I'm not sure what the steam cloud is...an overactive spitter?

UP and CSXT have teamed to run seamless, 124-hour fresh produce express service between Wallula, WA, and Albany, NY. Here, UP pounds the diamonds at Rochelle, 80 miles west of Chicago, where the ... (more)

Eastbound Powder River Basin coal pounds the diamonds at Rochelle, 80 miles west of Chicago. Here, UP double track crosses BNSF double track at grade. A westbound high rail truck inspects the tr... (more)

Three clearance implicated shipments are at the front of this eastbound general merchandise train about 30 minutes out of Atlanta. Norfolk Southern is doing something major here...looks like gett... (more)

A pair of GP60s brings a stack train out of Whitaker Intermodal Terminal, located just north of Austell. They'll leave it on the main just south of Austell for a long-haul engine consist to coupl... (more)

Coming down the Chattanooga Line, a southbound merchandise train rolls through Austell on a Saturday morning.

A lot of Powder River Basin coal behind solid BNSF power consists (usually two up front and a DPU at the rear) passes through Austell. There are also a lot of intermodal trains with solid UP powe... (more)

A bare table train from Atlanta approaches Norfolk Southern's Whitaker Intermodal Terminal at Austell. Austell is an important NS junction, with one line heading for Birmingham, the other for Cha... (more)

A well-worn SD50-2 leads this southbound merchandise train down from Waycross. The train, running on the Jesup Sub, is about to join the Nahunta Sub at Folkston.