A headlight appears in the distance, and the excitement builds ... until one realizes that it is just a single engine heading to pick up a few cars. Still, having yet to shoot a BNSF SD60M in the ... (more)

In Iowa Interstate's Council Bluffs engine facility on May 14th, 2013, can be seen ES44AC 504 and GP38-2 712 (ex-LLPX 2319, ex-UP 437, ex-UP 1937, ex-EMDX 794, ex-CR 7994, nee-PC 7994). In the ba... (more)

It blocks the view, but it keeps the cab cool ... Rail Switching Service GP30 5001, on lease to Scoular Grain in Fremont, Nebraska (since 2002), features an unusual air conditioner location... (more)

As seen through the old, abandoned grain elevator in Marion, Nebraska, a westbound Nebraska Kansas Colorado Railnet train head to St. Francis, Kansas, on May 12th, 2013. The train is powered by H... (more)

Its journey is just about done, as engineer Ed Dickens brings Santa Fe 3751 (owned by the San Bernardino Railroad Historical Society) to a stop on the old Santa Fe turntable at Amtrak's Redondo Ju... (more)

BNSF Railway train H-LAUMCN1-09A has just arrived at its final destination, McCook, Nebraska. Originating in Laurel, Montana, this train (led by ES44C4 6551, Dash 9-44CW 4614 and SD70MAC 9569) wi... (more)

BNSF Railway train L-NEB6081-15I (the Bayard local, Omaha to Bayard, IA ... Out one day, back the next.) passes the old Chicago Burlington & Quincy station as it approaches the bridge across the M... (more)

A westbound Nebraska Kansas Colorado Railnet train, led by HLCX SD40 5004, rumbles past the old grain elevator at Marion, Nebraska, as storm clouds gather on May 7th, 2013. The SD40 was originall... (more)

In over forty years of railfanning, I've seen a few strange things ... And this is the latest. The rear coupler on Iowa Interstate GP38-2 716 (ex-LLPX 2328, ex-UP 452, ex-UP 1952, ex-EMDX 817, ex... (more)

It's always nice to see an old friend! While exploring Iowa Interstate's engine facility in Council Bluffs, Iowa, finding an old Northern Pacific box car was a pleasant surprise ... even i... (more)

A Canadian National transfer to the nearby Union Pacific yard is about to depart the CN yard in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on May 14th, 2013. Power for today's train is SD60 5442. Built in December 1... (more)

One of the few remaining unrebuilt SD40s still in existance, HLCX 5004 (ex-Detroit Edison #013), leads a Nebraska Kansas Colorado Railnet train of grain hoppers through the small town of Danbury,... (more)

Signals stand guard over the Union Pacific mainline at milepost 101.2 in Silver Creek, Nebraska, as the sun sets on May 15th, 2013.

It's a nice day for outdoor work on May 14th, 2013, as Iowa Interstate GP38-2 717 has a traction motor/wheel set replaced on its rear truck at the shop in Council Bluffs, Iowa. By May 24th, 2013,... (more)

Power for local trains lays over for the weekend in McCook, Nebraska, on May 11th, 2013. BNSF Dash 8-40B 8610 (former Santa Fe 7420) peeks out from behind GP38 2128 (ex-BN 2128, originally Frisco... (more)