AMTK 176 & 142 lead a nearly 11 hour late #6.
Westbound grain train at Tokio.
The Shields River Valley Railway built a 22-mile line, completed in 1909, north from a connection on the Northern Pacific at Mission, Montana, to serve the agricultural communities of Grannis, Cha... (more)
Eastbound High-Priority Merchandise Train heading to Chicago's BRC.
A loaded grain train heads west at Banquete just a few minutes out of Robstown.
Two Northern Plains Railroad ex-CN SD60Fs head West through Radium MN along the Wheat Line towards Warren and the Red River Valley.
Local power waiting for their next assignment.
A lengthy manifest rounds the curve and passes the Heritage Farmers Co-op in Waldo. This elevator is serviced by Marion based local L38.
The Texas Eagle speeds towards Granger, basking in the golden hour light and half an hour behind schedule. The Dash 8 was a nice touch; they're quite rare on this route
Coming from Cedar Rapids with ethanol this train will take the east leg of the wye at South Amana, drop the SD38 helper and proceed east. Quite a grade on this ex-MILW? line. I wonder why they p... (more)
Union Pacific Railway local LDD77-15 awaits its crew as the sun rises. UP SD70Ms 5066 and 4949 are assigned to the train at this time. (Oakley, Kansas – July 15, 2022)
Z train heading down Providence Hill. Westbound.
Typical fall day across northern Minnesota except for the trio of BLE's adding a little color.
Holes in the clouds.
A BNSF manifest is seen running through the farmlands of the central valley, past an abandoned house near Escalon.
