UP 5945 claws uphill at the west end of Riga siding. The train is climbing the 1% grade of Riga Hill and will crest the grade in a little over a mile, as it continues its journey west to Denver, C... (more)

UP 8727 leads an eastbound rail train downgrade after crossing under the Interstate 70 overpass at Ogallah, Kansas. The train is quickly approaching the west end of Riga siding, a super siding bui... (more)

Union Pacific 6585 leans into the curve just east of Glenvil, Nebraska a small hamlet just southeast of Hastings, Nebraska.

BNSF 2257 heads east out of Hastings, Nebraska, shortly the train will exit the mainline and go about switching ethanol cars at the AGP facility just east of town. After the work is completed the ... (more)

Rounding a sweeping curve, Union Pacific 5666 prepares to attack the short grade to climb over top the BNSF Railway Hastings Subdivision. The track the 5666 is on is only about 20 years old, the t... (more)

Running on flashing yellows, Union Pacific 5643 leads an eastbound Sibley, Missouri bound coal load past UP 519 on a local freight at Level, Nebraska. In the background a westbound empty Fort Gibs... (more)

Look, Listen, Live! This photo brings to mind the Operation Lifesaver slogan, as UP 4582 slams through a gated crossing just west of Salina, Kansas. The crew is just beginning their 240+ mile run ... (more)

Union Pacific 7252 leads a eastbound empty coal train through a sag east of Victoria, Kansas. This train is rare as in most coal trains are loaded moving east but this one ran empty east, for an u... (more)

The Chicago and Northwestern heritage unit accelerates after having a meet with the KP's twice weekly eastbound manifest at Hays Siding. The 1995 is detouring on a westbound Armourdale, Kansas to ... (more)

BNSF 7488 leads a westbound stack train through the scenic Flint Hills of eastern Kansas as it approaches the east or geographic north end of Matfield Green siding.

NS 1067 rounds a curve near Sutton, Nebraska with 8104 pulling second out. The units would end up making a big loop back around the west to get back to home rails.

UP 7522 leads another coal empty up towards Riga, a small elevator situated along the Union Pacific KP Line.

BNSF 662 leads a Carrolton, Missouri to Wichita, Kansas aggregate train towards the east end of Clements Siding. The train will duck in and meet three trains, one of which was already holding the ... (more)

BNSF 4006 slows towards a stop at West Ottawa as it prepares to do a runaround and swap crews with a eastbound stack train.

BNSF 9446 still in its original executive scheme along, complete with wagon wheel logo, brings up the rear of a Red Rock, Oklahoma bound coal train. Olivet is a small blip on the map of the BNSF T... (more)