The sweet sound of four SD40-2's fills the air as CP 470 approaches BRC's Clearing Yard.

After receiving a recrew, the 470 gets back on the move with its nice lash-up.

CP trains 470 and 852 await recrews in Bensenville. Take your pick. I'll take the blue and gold!

RCP&E SD40-2 6408 leads CP 470 through Bensenville, approaching B-17.

CP 470 approaches Howard Avenue in Des Plaines. It was a beautiful day to shoot that familiar blue and gold!

RCP&E 3480 sits at the east end of Bensenville yard with CP 2-470.

A train heading to the Rapid City yard passes by two locomotives sitting next to the engine house. The power for the train was RCPE 6451, 6449, and 6459.

A lash-up of five locomotives consisting of four SD40-2 and one GP38 with the Dakota Mill & Grain plant in the background. This train is running towards the Rapid City yard after joining the Black... (more)

A matched trio of blue and golds knock down the Milwaukee Road era search light eastbound at Duplainville.

A trio of RCP&E SD40-2s lead CP 470 east through Pewaukee, meeting CP 641 which is being led by a high nose NS GP38-2.

Gliding down into Pewaukee, RCPE (ex ICE) 6448 leads CP 470 east while meeting NS 5140 west with CP 641

A Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern train rolls past the maintenance shed after a snow storm. 7 inches of snow fell covering most of the line. Temperatures are in the single digits with wind chill down... (more)

A set of 4 locomotives leads a Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern grain train. The first 3 locomotives are former DME/ICE engines but the fourth is a GP38 that was brought in after Genesee & Wyoming too... (more)

A set of 4 locomotives leads a Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern grain train. The first 3 locomotives are former DME/ICE engines but the fourth is a GP38 that was brought in after Genesee & Wyoming too... (more)