19,305 tons of coal head south along the former Missouri Kansas Texas mainline to Texas on its way to the White Bluff Power Plant at Redfield, Arkansas.

The former COOP at Dwight looms over the scene as the engineer on this westbound auto train throttles his consist up after a meet with an eastbound manifest.

Three SD70Ms lead a hot Global 4, IL to Tucson, AZ Z intermodal train around a curve during the golden hour on the "Cotton Rock" main in eastern Kansas.

A short Dupo, IL to Long Beach, CA intermodal train passes by an old grain elevator with the towns name clearly shown on it.

A southbound Oologah, OK bound coal load crosses a rural county road just a few miles out of the crew change point at Coffeyville.

The engineer on this North Little Rock to North Platte "Quality" manifest freight notches his train up to Run 8 after holding the main for a meet with a loaded coal train as the conducto... (more)

A northbound empty coal train runs through what is a remarkably colorful countryside of eastern Kansas for early September.

The only routine southbound train to run on the former MoPac from Paola, KS to Wagoner, OK passes by the unincorporated community of Rose on its way to the American Electric Power "Northeaste... (more)

With the ongoing flooding and cleanup efforts in the Beaumont and SE Texas areas from Hurricane Harvey, several KCS trains have been detoured over the UP from Kansas City to Laredo and vice versa.... (more)

A loaded oil train has just crested the 5,562 foot high Bozeman Pass and starts easing down the 1.9% grade into the namesake town of Bozeman.

14,748 tons of crude oil struggle up the 1.8% grade on the east side of Bozeman Pass.

The first of two mountain grades has been conquered for this Laurel to Missoula manifest freight as it eases out of the tunnel on the top of Bozeman Pass.

Three of MRLs fine second generation EMDs (along with a BNSF SD70MAC) struggle up the 2.2% grade on the east side of Mullan Pass.

While the "Black Fog of Blossburg" isn't as impressive as it once was, the sight of blue SD40s leading anything over the Continental Divide west of Helena makes for an awe inspiring sigh... (more)

While the "Black Fog of Blossburg" isn't as impressive as it once was, the sight of blue SD40s leading anything over the Continental Divide west of Helena makes for an awe inspiring sigh... (more)