Power for the L509 is tied up for the day at Joliet Yard.
It's a beautiful fall morning in Duluth as this train waits for a new crew to then begin offloading taconite pellets at the docks in Duluth Minnesota.
GAXX 1678 one of a few critters that work the Gerdau Ameristeel plant just southeast of Saint Paul Minnesota.
DMIR 400 continues southbound with 8 miles to go till they reach Proctor.
DMIR 400 leads a loaded taconite ore train over the Whiteface River on its way to Protor and dock 6 in Duluth Minnesota for offloading.
DMIR 406 leads an empty limestone train southbound through Forbes Minnesota on a beautiful fall day out on the Iron Range of Minnesota.
A birds eye view of the Proctor shop and round house along with peak fall colors in Proctor Minnesota.
The 5+ hour late Empire Builder is seen rolling through eastern Minnesota along the Mississippi River on its way to Chicago Union Station. The fall colors are starting to show up in this area on a... (more)
CP 8799 leads a southbound double stack train through the tourist trap of Wisconsin Dells on its way to Bensenville Yard just outside of Chicago.
A lot of unused locomotives await an uncertain fate at the NRE Silvis Locomotive shop.
IC 1003 works a cut of tank cars while IC 1036 waits for it's next assignment on the first day of Fall.
On the first day of fall, the Chicago to Galesburg local works Joliet Yard before continuing southwest bound to Galesburg as the trees show a slight hint of fall color.
After finishing up work in the BNSF Joliet yard, BNSF 2740 leads a rare consist through downtown Joliet on their way to Galesburg.