The Dakota and Iowa rock train is moving behind 3 of the 5 SD40-2's on the roster, plus a GP39-2 trailing that will set out at Hawarden. DAIR3029 was built as Missouri Pacifi 6041. Were about a mi... (more)

The Dakota and Iowa train has set out 40 cars and 2 units to the siding inside the L G Everest Plant at Hawarden, IA. The GP was to protect a Beresford Branch local that would run the following da... (more)

A Dakota and Iowa RR rock train is seen just before sunset near Chatsworth, IA.

Ellis and Eastern RR 77 and 87 have just departed the Concrete Materials Quarry in Corson on BNSF rails. Both units were recently painted after being acquired when EE purchased the Minnesota South... (more)

Ellis and Eastern RR 77 and 87 on a sand train out of Corson is passing Falls Park on BNSF rails near downtown Soiux Falls. Both units were recently painted after being acquired when EE purchased ... (more)

WNY&P 6002 and 2 Alco's are on a Turtlepoint turn taking fuel at the south end of Eldred Siding. I hear that this routine as fuel taxes in PA are less than fueling at the yard and shop in Olean, N... (more)

WNY&P 6002 and 2 Alco's trailing with a short train are crossing Railroad Street in Eldred as they head towards the sand plant at Turtlepoint, PA.

Two 50 year old Alco's are smoking it up in New York State as they head for the barn at the end of the day.

One of the scenic locations on the Transcon is this curved bridge at the west end of Abo Canyon, seen here in 1992 before a merger and double tracking would change this view forever.

South Kansas Oklahoma Railway 2211 approaches the KCS main and yard in Pittsburg, KS.

Union Pacific train AROAS is just a few miles away from arriving at Minturn CO for a crew change. UP SD9043MAC 8124 is just a few weeks old here, and Union Pacific will close the Tennessee Pass li... (more)

Except for the ditch lights, this Union Pacific business car special could easily pass for a cities streamliner from years earlier. This train out of Silver Bow, MT is running along Snowline Stock... (more)

A morning departure from Wichita has Santa Fe train #326 approaching the "Transcon" at Mulvane. KS.

A Cotton Belt freight has already crossed the Missouri Pacific diamonds and is about to hit the KCS diamond in the shadow of Cotton Belt Tower in Texarkana, TX. Second out in the engine consist i... (more)

A nice broadside view of UP4014 gives one an idea of the size of this engine as it rolls thru the Boyer River valley in Iowa.