Screaming through my alma mater town of Drexel is KCS Train XW-KCPB-16 hugging the Kansas State Line through town on the KCS Pittsburg Sub. past the elevator. From here the train will proceed sou... (more)

Now clicking off the KCS Pittsburg Sub. at about a 90 second per mile rate, KCS Train XW-KCPB-16 rolls downhill through East 259th Street just south of Cleveland.

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Looking like something straight out of 1999, KCS Train XW-KCPB-16 makes its way over the 63rd Street Trafficway Bridge behind a pair of EMD standard cabs on the KCS Pittsburg Sub. Just a few mile... (more)

After turning the corner at Southwest Jct., KCS Train XW-ESKC-16 is now headed south over the KCT diamond and under the Sheffield Flyover on the KCS Pittsburg Sub. In a couple miles the train wil... (more)

After talking to KCT Traffic Control East End Dispatcher, KCS Train XW-ESKC-16 slinks down the hill into Rock Creek Jct. on the Ex-GWWR KCS Mexico Sub. with a track gang's equipment on MOW flats. ... (more)

A trio of gray SD50's lead KCS Train XW-KCSH-13 south on the KCS Pittsburg Sub. past the Drexel Elevator after meeting the northbound G-BVKC-06 in the hole. This was a welcome surprise for sure o... (more)

A trio (yes, trio...what year is this again?) of gray SD50's lead KCS Train XW-KCSH-13 south on the KCS Pittsburg Sub. behind my house bound for Shreveport with a load of rock. This was a welcome... (more)

CNW 7015 brings an eastbound freight past a classic wig-wag in Merrilan, WI in February of 1990. This style was somewhat unusual on the CNW in Wisconsin as they tended to favor the WRRS wags.

Viewed from the Walnut Street bridge, CP/D&H combined trains 555/701depart Philadelphia. Today, the water tower has disappeared from the Locust Point building, and the National Publishing Company ... (more)

UP 5029 crosses the Escanaba River as it heads to the Escanaba ore docks with an ore train in November of 1996. The UP was short lived here, quickly replaced by the WC. The bridge has been replace... (more)

Richmond, VA manifest Q303 rolls through the interlocking at NC Cabin with an eclectic mix of CSX power in tow, approaching their destination of Russell, KY on a dreary January afternoon. The sig... (more)

CNW 7005 leads a coal train west out of North Platte Yard and will cut off west of town and head up the UP line to Scotts Bluff, cutting off west of Scotts Bluff at South Morrill to go northwest t... (more)

A pair of light SD50’s crosses the Schuylkill River Viaduct in the West Falls section of Philadelphia. The stone arch structure was built by Reading Company predecessor Philadelphia & Reading Ra... (more)

SD 50 8511 & 8507 are waiting in Point of Rocks [MD] for the return trip to Brunswick

Philadelphia-bound hoppers roll eastbound through Belmont on the former Reading main line. The road on the hill above the train is the Schuylkill Expressway, sometimes known as the world’s longe... (more)