Colorado Pacific has an interesting paint scheme. We wanted to see it while we were out here. Lucky for us we got intel on a move on Monday out to the Weskan elevator near Stuart. SD70MACs are com... (more)

Sounds like getting these guys moving isn't easy. On this Monday they were going to load 45 cars that were already at the Weskan elevator Monday at Stuart. As we chase this Colorado Pacific empty ... (more)

We drove 2 hours Thursday to find out the job wasn't working til Monday. With dumb luck and a Kyle chase Sunday, we ended up back around Eads Monday. As advertised, the job left for Weskan elevato... (more)

There were a couple ex-KCS (ex-BNSF) dash 9s sitting at P-burg. From what I hear the Utahs will be fazed out as they fail. Looks like couple of them maybe in the dead line now. These unique units ... (more)

We had high hopes for an early crew to cab to Salina and pull cars from the UP. Unfortunately, the KYLE has parked a Glen Elder grain train at Solomon that UP didn't move for 2 days. That delay ca... (more)

The westbound Salina to Limon train departs Dresden after getting cars spotted at the elevator. The crew will run 9.4 miles ahead to Sleden before tying down for the winter weather coming in tonig... (more)

As the day comes to an end, the 2nd crew of the day has just begun and will start the evening tasks on this westbound train. Here at Brewster they will set out some cars before heading to Goodland... (more)

We did a great afternoon chase with the Salina to Limon local freight train. The sun came out at the right time, as they got to Burlington. As anytime with the Kyle, these jobs do things as hard a... (more)

We did a great afternoon chase with the Salina to Limon local freight train. The sun came out at the right time, as they headed out of Burlington. As anytime with the Kyle, these jobs do things as... (more)

After the BNSF merge in 1995, the BNSF became pretty power short in the late 90's. A person never knew what was going to lead the next BNSF train one was waiting for. The MRL helped out some as se... (more)

In 1993, the SP contracted Morrison Knudsen to supply 133 rebuilds in the form of a SD40M-2. MK provided the carbodies for these rebuilds and they were as the following carbody styles.... SD4... (more)

GE built 145 B39-8s in 1987-88. The majority of them ended up on the Burlington Northern. BN and Locomotive Management Leasing shared a long-time contract thru LMX Leasing that lasted long into th... (more)

Back in 1998, Conrail power was running thru on the BNSF Aurora Sub. A pair of CR units power this Belt Railway to Northtown freight thru Prairie Du Chien, and past the famous Frazier Old Faithful... (more)

The CN climbs out of the Lake Winnebago basin south of Fond du Lac on Bryon Hill. Trains climb from 820 feet to around 1,060 feet in 6 miles. With 20,000 tons of iron ore bound for the Gulf, this ... (more)

Back in the late 90's with the BNSF merger, power was scattered to the wind. Man just about anything could lead anywhere. A combo BN/ATSF consist leads a priority intermodal train west on the Auro... (more)