All units, including distributed power, are riding up front as this coal train returns to the coal mines of western Colorado.

The east end of Englewood Yard was quiet on New Year's Day.

One of Indiana Harbor Belt's unique traction slugs. These provide extra tractive effort to the accompanying SW1500's without the need for additional horsepower ... very useful for pushing/pulling... (more)

Amtrak 66 looks like it had some light damage. Here it is sporting a brand new pilot.

What's this?!? It took me a second to gauge what I was seeing. Of the hundreds, nee, thousands of Metra trains I've seen over the past 18 years or so, I have never seen a Metra uni... (more)

Metra's Lakefront Yard sits between the South Loop neighborhood of Chicago and the Museum Campus/Soldier Field. Trains here are ready for the Friday afternoon rush.

Down at Rocky, a westbound trackage rights BNSF train waits for Amtrak #5 and the Ski Train to clear before continuing uphill on the Moffat Route. This was taken as Amtrak #5 was clearing a loade... (more)

The Karoo Express winds through Tulbagh, bound for Cape Town.

The Cardinal departs Chicago for New York, going the long way through Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia, Virginia and to DC before heading up the NE Corridor line, arriving in NYC 28 hours l... (more)

Amtrak 13/63 back the Southwest Chief or the California Zephyr through the wash racks on the last day of March.

Metra 193 whistles and belches its way through a work crew, who take a short break until it's safe to resume roadbed and switch upkeep.