Lookout point never disappoints, especially in the fall, where some beautiful fall colors can be seen, while BNSF 6700 works its way south along the Mississippi River.

Best time for a train to stop, ever. With 5 days left of true IC&E operations, the rush is on to capture the last days of the IC&E. Here at Sabula, Iowa, there was 7-8 railfans all capturing this ... (more)

Something I didn't think I'd get to see with only 5 days left for the ICE: an IC&E train crossing the Sabula bridge across the Mississippi.

The bluffs of the Mississippi River Valley are decked out in fall colors, whose days are numbered with the cooler weather. Much as scenes like this are probably numbered with the CP takeover in 5 ... (more)

Originally invented by Eli H. Janney in 1873, the knuckle coupler would later be a required application on U.S. railroads as of 1893. It has stood the test of time, and the basic concept lives on ... (more)

Far too early in the morning, GTW 6224 leads the Oil Job eastbound past Lemont's Kickapoo Days, which will open in only an hour or two.

BNSF 4369 passes an abandoned industrial facility as it sweeps through the S-curve at Lemont. In the background, you can see much of historic downtown Lemont.

Whoever said that railroading isn't as manpower intensive as it used to be has apparently never been to a derailment scene. What appears to be a CN employee is cutting the mangled rail from under ... (more)

At a location that's been on my "too shoot" list for quite a while, a Corwith-bound manifest flies by this remote rural location east of Mazon.

Mmmmm...rural branchline railroading at its finest. The only thing that could make it better is if that leaser weren't in the middle. Taken from a grade crossing while train was paused to unload g... (more)

Pace Shot. The money shot: rods down and blurred. Taken on 261's return to the Dells, and out of the sunroof. Thanks to Joe LeMay for manning the wheel for this shot.

Is it sacrilege to take a diesel picture on a steam excursion? I don't know, but I wasn't about to pass up a near perfect looking Soo Line GP38-2 in candy apple red. Taken from the vestibule of on... (more)

MILW 261 pulls under Milwaukee Intermodal Terminal's train shed.

On their first break-in run, the only A-B-A set of E9s has been put in an industry siding by the CN to allow 3 freights to pass. This is the second, a UP coal train with BNSF power.

For most, a storm cell passing over and casting clouds down would be a nuisance. However, for the chasers of MILW 261, it was a relief from constant backlighting and allowed for some brief even li... (more)