What little we did on the Hastings Sub, we were treated very well by BNSF. This Lincoln to Hastings local rolls out of Friend siding after meeting an eastbound VDENKCM and getting a bite to eat. L... (more)

What little we did on the Hastings Sub, we were treated very well by BNSF. I had no idea this train was coming or the cool power it had. This Lincoln to Hastings local rolls around MofW on the Fai... (more)

On the way south to the Marysville Sub for the 4014, we chased down a westbound freight on the BNSF Hastings Sub. To our surprise we found this power leading a Lincoln to Hastings junk freight wes... (more)

One thing that is crazy is all the abandoned houses and cars that are rotting away out here. The Rapid City to Huron east train pokes along at 10 mph as they make the last 18 miles into Pierre. Th... (more)

I heard this guy go east about 4am from the tent, but didn't know if they would come back or what. While bumming around chasing BNSF trains we heard him get a warrant from Tracy back to Aurora at ... (more)

A 1x1 empty coal train climbs into Luzerne on the Clinton Sub nearing sunset. The train is working west towards the next crew change point at Boone, IA, 90 miles west.

A Chicago to Boone land barge freight rolls passes the180 foot long ex-Chicago Northwestern depot/freighthouse that was built in 1894. It was designed in the Classical Revival style with Greek inf... (more)

I just missed the KCS veteran unit on 1 of my KCS trips back in April. Never figured that the KCS would be kind enough to bring it to me. I was also fortunate enough that the CN put together a bea... (more)

End of an era...the ex-Santa Fe signals have finally fallen at the end of 2019.There was a few signal bridges along the Marceline Sub that missed the 1st couple rounds of signal upgrades for the P... (more)

A trackage rights UP Z-train out of Global 4 hammers west on the BNSF Marceline Sub at sunset. Leading today's train is somewhat rare Tier 4. Haven't seen many of these units lead in my travels! T... (more)

An empty rock train bound for Iron Mountain, MO, races down the UP River Sub east of KC. The train is made up of short interesting gons. Here the train passes a small elevator complex a mile east ... (more)

Trackage rights UP train from City of Industry, CA, to Global 4, IL, rumbles east on the BNSF Marceline Sub. The train has just knocked down the west end of Baring in northern Missouri. This train... (more)

The KCS Speedway around Vicksburg is a pretty cool piece of railroad. The railroad crosses the massive 1928 Mississippi River Bridge that's over 8,500 feet long. The railroad then twist and turns ... (more)

The KCS Speedway around Vicksburg is a pretty cool piece of railroad. The railroad crosses the massive 1928 Mississippi River Bridge that's over 8,500 feet long. The railroad then twist and turns ... (more)

A boater is busy getting ready to go out and enjoy the day on the Caddo Lake. He said jokingly don't let anyone at work know he was here! We have to keep it our little secret.:-) Even though I to... (more)