BRC's South Side Industry Job, running as SOSI, is seen pulling empties out of Nucor Steel off 74th Street in Bedford Park, IL.

A dramatic sky is overhead as uncommonly two trains are in Lachine IMS Yard simultaneously. At left CPKC 112 is waiting for CPKC 119 to finish its lift before heading to St-Luc Yard with its power... (more)

Working The Old USX Yard. A US Steel SW1500, currently assigned to the Gary Works mill, is seen working cars at the old USX Yard on a sunny morning. Trailing is one of the former EJ&E SW's ... (more)

A mixture of KCS and CP power sits at the ready tracks at Bensenville Yard on a beautiful morning on the first day of Fall 2023.

Built by the American Locomotive Company in July 1951 for the United States Department of Energy (DOE 39-5309), this RS-1 was later sold to DuPont, which numbered it DUPX 107. In 2015 it was loca... (more)

CPKC 112 has autoracks up front (and unusually, more on the tail end) as it enters Lachine IMS Yard.

As a huge coal train is entirely over the top of the grade its large helper set is still attached, which is somewhat unusual. Looks like the conductor is stepping down with his grip. As the coal... (more)

Several Union Pacific locomotives line the tracks of UP’s large North Platte Diesel Shop at Bailey Yard in North Platte, Nebraska, on May 4, 2011.

BNSF 6111 sits with "Stu's Caboose", a heritage caboose that typically is found in use as a shoving platform in Seattle, in the Vancouver Yard. The pair were here for a car show event th... (more)

Early morning fog has lifted enough to see action at Selkirk.

An eastbound local behind HLCX 3835 departs Twin Falls in the early morning.

The RS70 is seen slowly going over the River Road crossing on the Calverton Spur on their way to spot and pull Eastern Fence. The River Road crossing is the only gated crossing on the branch. Freq... (more)

Waiting for maintenance of way to finish up ahead, a former PC, ex CR "retread" idles away. Photo by Jim Satterwhite, from my collection.

A lot of power on a short train.

It's a rainy morning at BNSF's North Yard in Fort Worth, Texas as a BNSF road local breaks down and yards their train. On the head end were three freshly rebuilt Union Pacific AC44CWM's with AC600... (more)