The Spring River is absolutely gorgeous this time of year, especially with a rare visitor like the Virginian heritage unit, NS 1069.
One of the longer flights I've done with my drone at almost 2,500ft. I was able to capture NS 201 coming into Burnsville this morning with 4 NS motors including NS 8105 trailing 4th.
The IAIS 703 and 715 do some switching around the south end of their Council Bluffs railyard.
In 1929, Burlington and Union Pacific announced plans to remodel the Burlington train depot in Omaha. It was completed in 1931 and passenger train travel flourished with several tracks and trains... (more)
On our 8th day in Omaha, I woke up and checked the Amtrak app to see if the train had arrived already. As had been the case for several days in a row, Amtrak 6 was running late. I got in my car ... (more)
While visiting the Omaha Zoo, I kept hearing what sounded like engines idling and rail cars banging. I knew we had to be close to a freight yard. After some exploring, I discovered the way down ... (more)
Right across the Missouri River from Omaha, NE is a huge Union Pacific freight yard. I took the drone up to try and get all or most of it in one shot. In this shot, 4 UP locomotives are getting ... (more)
UP 4023 and UP 6900 welcome travelers to Omaha every year for the Men's College World Series in Baseball, sitting on top of a hill overlooking the interstate and across from the old Rosenblatt Sta... (more)
At the top of the 3rd inning with Notre Dame leading Texas 2-0, UP 1943 sits on display for thousands of college baseball fans from 8 different schools to see. UP has a display unit for the Men's ... (more)
NS A04 approaches the TN River Bridge in Decatur, AL.
A short CSX local creeps up on the draw bridge waiting for NS A04 to come across the TN River.
My second day to visit Decatur resulted in more trains going across the TN River, including this loaded BNSF coal in good morning light.
On my first time ever visiting Decatur, AL I managed to catch several trains going across the TN River along with the American Duchess awaiting its departure. It was an absolutely beautiful morni... (more)
CN 3233 (Veteran's Unit) led a unit ethanol train into Harrison Yard and departed rather soon afterwards on its way north.
CN 3069, the Wisconsin Central Heritage Unit leads SB Grain G884 through the small town of Lucy on its way to Memphis and then to Reserve, LA.
