Back in the IC&E days a northbound freight rumbles across the Turkey River at Turkey River. This location is on a bluff that has access, but I have heard sometimes snakes can be a bother up here. ... (more)

July 2006 find a trio of IC&E SD40's rolling thru the south end of Rutledge. The train will drop downgrade into Ottumwa starting from here. The CP take over wouldn't be til 2008, so this is still ... (more)

AMARILLO TX July 7 1986 — Santa Fe SD40-2 5107 handles the lead on a westbound TOFC train. My photo.

"Sunny Sugar Creek"

The Milwaukee skyline makes a fine backdrop as Soo 6601 departs with a westbound freight in March of 1993. Much has changed in 30 years, from the number of tracks, to I-94, and to the skyline itse... (more)

On the way south to the Marysville Sub for the 4014, we chased down a westbound freight on the BNSF Hastings Sub. To our surprise we found this power leading a Lincoln to Hastings junk freight wes... (more)

Spring solstice in Farnham as the season of track maintenance has begun. Canadian Pacific rail train is parked in the yard awaiting the next assignment.

A Conrail freight rumbles eastbound between Otis and Pinola, Indiana, on the railroad’s busy Chicago to Elkhart main line on the morning of February 11, 1995.

CP 5832 leads an empty sulfur train eastward up Kicking Horse Pass out of Field, BC. The train is exiting a tunnel and snow sheds as it approaches an ice field slide area. The train will continue ... (more)

8318 has just emerged from Second Washburn Tunnel on the southbound run down the former Clinchfield RR Loops. 8318 was former L&N SD40 1242.

EMD siblings line up at Altoona. SD40-2 no. 6821 is from the second order of SD40-2s that CNW made and was received in February 1974, just as I went to work for C&NW. It survived the UP merger reb... (more)

Retaining it's as delivered L&N number, this SD40 looks odd with a third rail plow. But any SD40 is a good one, especially in the golden light of a sunset.

8204, still in Seaboard System livery, leads an empty hopper train north at Marion North Carolina on the former Clinchfield RR. 8204 was former L&N 3576.

VAUGHN NM Sept 25 1988 — Santa Fe SD40-2 5069 leads a mostly TOFC train eastbound. EMD built the unit in May 1979. It was transferred to BNSF on Sept 22 1995, re-numbered and re-lettered 6728, a... (more)

Former BN SD40-2 1706 leads the 664 local into Galesburg yard.