An empty fertilizer train out of Benkelman, NE, pulls into the Iowa Fertilizer's nitrogen fertilizer plant near Wever. This is a brand new fertilizer plant that opened up in 2017 on the BNSF Hanni... (more)

An eastbound coal train sneaks thru the high water in downtown Burlington. The Mississippi River crested on June 2nd at 24.48 feet. The crest was the 3rd highest crest on record with the record of... (more)

A pair of CSX engines perform yard work at what remains of Boyles Yard.

The early morning sun on the first day of summer shines upon an amazing variety of color, locomotive types, and railroads, including many fallen flags, at the NRE Facility in Silvis. Some of the ... (more)

Before they part ways just east of Silverwood, a BNSF intermodal races a UP manifest traveling on the Palmdale Cutoff.

The June 22nd trip from Minneapolis to Brownton Minnesota, shows the train returning into Minneapolis. Ex WSOR 101, a 1956 built EMD E9 led the charge into town.

UP 26 sitting near the Ogden Union Station approximately 20 years after retirement and now part of the Utah State Railroad Museum.

Trailing a solid string of new Conrail bathtub hoppers, three Monongahela Super 7’s pass through Pine Bank, Pennsylvania.

Normally ever spring a weed spray train runs across the Iowa Zone on the CN. Each year you never know what type unit CN will put on it for power. This year a nice treat was this GE cowl unit.The c... (more)

Things were fairly quiet in Central Vermont’s St. Albans yard when a Lamoille Valley caboose hop arrived from the east. Alone CN M420 is waiting to work its way back north of the border.

After bringing a short train into the yard in Springdale, AM 72 and 71 are getting ready to head back to the diesel shops. The flooding on the Arkansas River in Fort Smith has caused problems for ... (more)

CNW 6703 leads a loaded ore train across the Goose Lake causeway near Marquette, MI in May of 1986. These ex-N&W C628's were always a favorite of mine.

CSX 911 and 1776 meet nose to nose as storm clouds build over the Bob Julian Roundhouse. Was a real treat to see these along with NS 911 at the historic Spencer Shops.

The early morning sun on the first day of summer shines upon an amazing variety of color, locomotive types, and railroads, including many fallen flags, at the NRE Facility in Silvis. Former CNW, n... (more)

UP6936 is panned along Highway 30 somewhere between Columbus and Grand Island, NE