A new crew has just taken over the Q678 at Lafayette Connection back in LaGrange. Their versatile SD40-2 still gets the job done as it leads then into the siding at Hogansville where they'll meet... (more)

After a well executed meet with Jacksonville bound Q133, the hot Q183 and its 7800 feet of domestic containers start to roll again as it splits the signals at the north end of Hogansville siding w... (more)

Power from a previous day's Laurel to Pueblo mixed freight looks on at a veteran GP38-2 wondering if it too will last as long as that EMD product has.

Keep Out Visiting NS units heed the warning to stay off AT&SF property in Pueblo as they promptly head east, back to their home rails in Kansas City.

A pair of SP painted AC4400 units are seen resting at Denver's North Yard as other UP yard engines continue to sort cars on a clear summer morning. The BNSF S-OMATAC had just pulled into the BNSF... (more)

A very clean looking BNSF GEVO looks great as it sits next to a large pool of standing water on the laundry track at the BNSF Pueblo yard. This unit won't be parked here too long since it will be... (more)

A change from the normal bright orange typically seen on coal trains leads this southbound through Fountain. A sleek Citirail leaser unit looks great as it pulls this coal load on Main 1 and pass... (more)

The main components of wind turbine generation are seen on a southbound UP train in Fountain today. Up front are the wind rotor hubs, followed then by the nacelle which contains all the electrical... (more)

Looking like it's moving towards me, today's West Point local is actually being pulled back to the West Point siding. With their time almost up, A746 needs to shove its 51 car train back to West ... (more)

As the clouds start to roll in, NS 26A makes an evening stop in Irondale for a new crew. Soon the train will be back up and running as it heads east to Atlanta with newly built Mercedes automobil... (more)

Lucky Number Sevens With the help of northbound NS 173 providing a stop in the CSX flow through the 27th street crossing, a well timed meet is taking place and framed by the signal bridge ... (more)

With A41's lone tank car now safely out of the way, the re-railing crews will now begin the process of picking up the SD40-2 assigned to this week's NS A41 local. Since the rail it was riding ato... (more)

Coming into the yard on track 63, the every other day aggregate train from the Parkdale quarry begins to slow as it comes to a stop. Meanwhile a long line of empty mill gondolas stored on track 5... (more)

The BNSF trackage rights train continues to make its descent towards Denver as it rides the dynamic brakes through the east end of Plain siding. Currently riding along at over 6500 feet above sea... (more)

Although the season has certainly changed since the last time I was here in February, the power definitely has not. The 5741 and 6201 ... (more)