Heading south through The Haleys in Conrail Blue.

Ten thousand CSX horses lead the Ringling Brothers/B&B Circus train west into Terre Haute on the St Louis Line. A completely unexpected catch.

Heading south on the CE&D Sub through the Sullivan coaling tower.

Front of the lead unit. It hit a trailer (which was hauling a front end loader) that had gotten stuck at a crossing. Derailed and spun around about 120 degrees. No injuries. Units were reraile... (more)

One of only 5 CP/Soo SD60Ms brings a loaded coal train down the CE&D Sub onto the Haley plant.

Coal loads headed for the power plant at Fayette; the northern extreme of CP's Latta Sub. The train just crossed the CSX St Louis Line at Preston; just about to cross the CSX CE&D Sub at Dewey.

An ex-BN unit leads the 645 south through The Haleys.

A leaser leads a mixed CP train through Deming Park late in the afternoon.

The J708 takes 18 loaded coil gons down to Youngs on one of the last of the decent fall color days.

A CSX manifest waits at the Markles for clearance into Terre Haute, just before the rain let loose again. The R143 sits on Track One, waiting for it's power to run around and get turned.

A misty sunrise over an eerily quiet Avon Yard. It didn't stay quiet very long...

The X614 (N.O. LA to Hamlet NC reroute) pulls through CP72, snaking through the 25mph S-curves that lead into Terre Haute. The crew will use the crossovers at CP56 and CP68 to run the power around... (more)

Hurricane Katrina reroute. The second section of the 144 (New Orleans to Atlanta) runs past the old Haley Tower (now inactive). East of Terre Haute, they will run around the train, turn the powe... (more)

The Q148 crosses the Wabash River and squeals around the S-curves leading into Terre Haute on the St Louis Line.

Roster shot of an aging veteran.