The BN ran 2 intermodal trains to Denver out of Chicago. One ran early morning into Galesburg, and the other one at night. The night one has stayed thru the BNSF era. Train 65 was normally the day... (more)

NS loads for Detroit crawling out of downtown Chicago, with BNs sole PTC pinwheel executive 70mac up front.

In the bright spring sun, NS coal loads for Detroit Edison tread east across the Des Plaines River in Riverside. Todays train is sported by a pair of EMDs, with the lead being a BN Executive 70mac... (more)

BNSF 9647 the Celebration unit for the BNSF merger leads this XTY Coal train through Trinidad, CO with BN 9690 & BN 9659. This was a Texas Power coal train returning to the Powder River.

The helpers return after pushing up a loaded grain train and a loaded coal C-SCMRBC0-45F holds the main next to them at Austin,Mt

After awaiting its signal here for about 45 minutes, QG 501 is on its way to enter CPKC's St-Luc Yard with three ex-BNSF SD70MACs for power. In a very short distance it will meet grain train CPKC ... (more)

Coal empties bound for the Powder River Basin.

A former BN SD70MAC leads the way on the Northern Transcon's hottest Z train, as they begin their approach to the Twin Cities, with a Dash 9 in second place in the Heritage 1 scheme, making this t... (more)

Freshly painted Colorado Pacific-CXR 316 at Alamosa, CO. New owners for the former San Luis and Rio Grande RR. I will be back again, hope it all pans out for them.

BNSF 9650 in the 'Executive' paint scheme holds lead unit in this consist of classic BNSF and novelty EMD power bringing train H-PASEVE into Tacoma, as it meets grain shuttle operations at the Tem... (more)

CSX 4720 with CSX 3321 DPU pulls the M627 rocketing around the curve in the Village of Fonda riding off into the sunset during the golden hour.

A pair of KCS SD70MAC's takes up every bit of headroom just short of entering the mainline as they work the yard next to the huge Domtar Ashdown paper mill.

After sitting in the city all night, coal empties from NS highball west along the Mendota sub, with a cab light 70mac rebuild taking the charge.

Still new to the Chicago area, one of the many new Metra SD70MACHs is seen here ducking under the famed CP Morgan signal set as it heads west for Elgin.

A pair of former TFM SD70MAC's are used on the Ashdown local and are seen tied down just south of the CPKC Ashdown Yard.