UP #7668 leads a manifest train North toward Villa Grove at sunset

The Blue Heron Paper Mill was once a busy industry along the Willamette River. In fact, it used to have a dedicated local that would run south from Clackamas to the site. Sadly, the mill closed do... (more)

A string of yellow embarks its way across the Steel Bridge.

After meeting an eastbound Z, the IG3OAB gets underway. As evidenced by the turned evaders, the searchlights are not long for this world.

A mixed freight off the Norfolk Southern at Sidney, Ill., headed for Pine Bluff, Ark., comes through Tamaroa, Ill., on Union Pacific's Pinckneyville Sub on February 8, 2015. This line is seldom-us... (more)

UP 7366 leads L091 west as it out runs the sunrise, and passes an eastbound oil train.

Its a busy afternoon in Bethlehem. A set of light power off the inbound NS 262 RoadRailer slowly rolls through the River Yard back to CP 88, as the crew heads for Allentown Yard. In the distance... (more)

UP #7449 leads an empty frac sand train south through the small town of Cadwell Illinois.

Q626 rolls east on track 2 after going into emergency for a bad air hose.

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A scene that is unfortunately not too common nowadays.... Here Southbound Auto Repo AMPNGR 01 swaps crews at the San Luis Obispo Amtrak Station. It has to be a quick swap because their tail end is... (more)

Q091 struggles for all it's worth to bring it's train upgrade on track 1 in Guilderland. September 19th 2014.

While regular freight traffic has pretty much dried up on the Coast Sub, UP is occasionally routing some "Repo" auto rack trains down it to LA and then from there to points East. Here i... (more)

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