Before 1996, nobody would have even given a thought to the possibility of seeing Santa Fe Bluebonnet power at the BN's Clyde Yard in Cicero, IL. Today on September 16th of 2020, we see a pair of B... (more)

Canadian Pacific train 286 makes its way through Howard Avenue in Des Plaines, closing in on its final destination of Bensenville Yard. In some nice morning light, the Air Force and Navy heritage ... (more)

The Apache exits its own trackage and rounds the curve onto the BNSF at Holbrook. With a decent size train to deliver to the BNSF, the crew would have a pick-up as well, including a string of coal... (more)

After departing the Western Fuels' Association Generating Station and picking up the conductor, the Escalante Western's trio of SD40-3's thunder along in run 8 as they head for the El Segundo Mine... (more)

With a healthy size train in tow, a pair of Apache Railway's finest continue their journey to the BNSF at Holbrook. Included in the train is a string of coal cars and a few tank cars that were cle... (more)

On April 5th of 2020, the Canadian Pacific ran an eastbound ballast train out of Milwaukee. It's seen dumping along the C&M Subdivision in Pleasant Prairie, WI as a crew member aboard the GREX 280... (more)

The sun was shining at the Apache Railway Shops and it was time to shoot some ALCOS! Apache 98 and 81 are building the outbound train for the BNSF at Holbrook, while other units sit around the pro... (more)

ESWR 603, 601 and 602 blend in perfectly with the rugged, desert terrain as they pass Escalante Junction. Having just dropped off the conductor, the train of coal loads will continue to the Wester... (more)

As Lake Winnebago provides the backdrop, various units sit around the CN (former WC) Shops Yard in Fond du Lac, WI. A line of Illinois Central switch locomotives, consisting of a few SW7RM's and a... (more)

As a westbound stack train makes its way into downtown Joliet, the Ruby Street bridge (also known as the historic US Route 66 bridge) is in the process of raising after allowing the tug, Al Weaver... (more)

On August 28th, National Railway Equipment announced a consolidation plan that would close all operations at their Silvis and Dixmoor facilities in Illinois, as well as the facility in Milwaukee, ... (more)

All is quiet at the Farmrail's Clinton, Oklahoma shops on a windy morning. GNBC 8253, nicknamed Kickapoo, sits around with other locomotives, as well as a caboose and a few passenger cars. GP10 82... (more)

It was a great morning to take the aircraft up. APA 98, 81 and 99 are looking good as they hustle east out of Snowflake with tonnage for the BNSF in Holbrook. A couple railfans, including yours tr... (more)

In the middle of nowhere New Mexico, a trio of BNSF SD70ACe's bring up the rear of a fast moving westbound coal train. A pair of ACe's were at the front, making for an impressive 5 pack.

This vintage SW1200 was built as the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy #9271 in 1955 and is now working for US Steel's Granite City Works as their #1191. Here, we see it letting out the smoke as it sho... (more)