Northbound freight from the TRRA Venice Yard

One of USS' battered switchers sits in front of the plant it has served for so long. Anybody know what that black smoke is from? Canon 350D, 28-80mm.

Local transfer

Northbound freight

Waiting for the green

Southbound freight

Parked

Making time to Chicago

On the first legs to Chicago

Waiting for a crew and work

UP and BNSF power sits on terminal tracks just outside of Madison Yard. The power will soon be cut off the UP train. Canon 350D, 75-300mm.

The brakeman steps off and throws the switch so the units can proceed forward, then they will back past the cut of cars and pick-up another cut. Canon 350D, 75-300mm.

This unit was an Alco S 2 that has been repowered with an EMD 567C with 645 power assemblies-very rare

This Northbound Saint Louis to Chicago train passes American Steel Foundaries where railraod trucks are mase

Southbound freight