CN has started to move some of their retire power to Iowa. Those units are box car and DIT, so CN is still able to load up the locomotive consists as needed. Here is the daily Waterloo to Ft. Dodg... (more)

The Council Bluffs locals are now on an evening schedule for their run down to Denison, meet, and flip back. Traffic on this line can be hit and miss as seen tonight. A tiny 8 car train would be ... (more)

A Tara bound empty ethanol train out of eastern Canada, pulls into the Valero plant. The train will yard in the loop tracks just out of site to my left. The UP local in the background is on the UP... (more)

An empty oil train is about to cross the CP Chicago Sub at Savanna. While waiting for the Holiday Train, we took in some BNSF action. The BNSF yard here comes and goes on what the need is for.

One of the hottest trains on the Aurora Sub is this Chicago to St. Paul afternoon Z-train. This train has been called "Precious" by many dispatchers over the years. Here, high priority ... (more)

Eastbound local at the end of the trip as they return to Wylie yard from interchange with the BNSF Alliance yard in Haslet TX.

Curve Help: A pair of EMD SD70ACUs work their way westbound up the west slope of Horseshoe Curve, as they head west to shove a train eastbound. On the right side of the frame, the headend of mani... (more)

NS 242 crossing the Broad River

A pair of Minnesota Commercial B39-8E's on the Job 46 "Belt Job" work the yard in New Brighton, Minnesota, pulling out a cut of loaded centerbeams as they build their southbound train to... (more)

CSX U315 headed up Sand Patch Grade at Foley

CPKC Blue Sunday in Texas

Eastbound L31 arriving yard limits at Wylie World.

Eastbound L31

On January 6th, 2024 an MBTA/Keolis work extra moved B&M RDC-2 #6213 and B&M milk car 1930 from Boston Engine terminal to the former shop complex at Iron Horse Park in North Billerica. The Budd RD... (more)

During the 2023 holiday season, Edaville pulled all its revenue passenger trains using steam power. The duties were shared between their own number 11 and Monson 3 which was on loan from Maine Nar... (more)