A Jordan spreader sits in a siding in Phoenix

6117 sits at NW's Chicago 95th st. yard. Note the long hood forward designation. NW only received eleven high short hood versions of this model as they opted for the cheaper low nose as a cost cut... (more)

An SW7 sits at an NW engine terminal in Chicago. This loco was a UP unit before ending up on the IT.

A GP7 idles in what I think is the 95th st. yard. This unit wears what I heard many times being referred to as the hamburger scheme.

Big Blue struggles up Horseshoe Curve through a sea of leaves and a big blue sky.

The 487 pulls a regularly scheduled passenger train through the Narrows on its climb to Cumbres.

An Amtrak GP40 TC rolls through Dolton Junction with a mix of passenger cars. I assume the high level car is being dead headed somewhere. These units were purchased used from GO Transit and were t... (more)

A pair of BRC C424's return to Clearing yard after dropping off a transfer freight in Proviso yard.

A westbound California Zephyr rolls through Gore Canyon. Slide detector fences line this stretch of railroad.

After a failed attempt to get the 261 turned, the loco was backed down to Schiller Park yard. The crew disembarks and starts the shut down for the evening. The locals come out to admire this engin... (more)

A regular passenger train climbs the three percent grade towards Cumbres. Both locomotives are working hard to pull this heavy train filled with passengers.

The 261 is in route to be turned. Unfortunately, the tight curves by B-12 tower were too sharp and the 261 ended up tilting the rails over. A quick reacting engineer stopped the engine on a dime a... (more)

A pair of Conrail units take a train downhill through Horseshoe curve during fall colors.

One of two of SOO's SW1500 sits at Bensenville in front of the sanding facility. All the structures have since been torn down.

A passenger train negotiates the Tanglefoot curves after making a stop at Cumbres. It's all down hill from here with a stop at Osier for lunch. This is a very scenic 64 mile line that offers many ... (more)