Shades of the 1990's as a Burdakin Blue GTW GP38-2 races south with a decent sized L514 past one of the GTW searchlights protecting Pitt Junction. These signals are on the chopping block as the ne... (more)

The color this fall has been some of the best I have seen in years, and in many places was beyond spectacular. While this spot north of Carland has never failed me, it was beyond incredible this y... (more)

The first train on the Western District since the closure of the Wexford Sand Plant at the end of the line, the GLC Fall Color Train races past a stand of full peak fall color. It's a shame that t... (more)

Hot coffee? Check. Disregard of a vague, empty threat? Ready to disregard. I think this is the time for a coffee break...

Glowing like a fire, the fall color in Woodland Park was at near peak as the GLC ONTN throttles up out of Ithaca, MI. and could not be dampened by gray, drizzly skies.

The last stand for searchlights at Durand has come. Effective 0800 Sunday October 11th, work will begin to cut over the new signals and take down the old searchlights that have been protecting the... (more)

While the fall color was less than stellar, and when I say less than stellar, I mean non-existent, the scenery along the GLC Northern District was still excellent as usual. As the train races nort... (more)

While Michigan may be underwhelming as far as terrain changes, the GLC Northern District from Elmira north definitely goes against the grain. The roar of the locomotive charging the twisting grade... (more)

While I have stated time and time again how difficult the climb that Boon Hill on the GLC Western District presents to trains, the climb that Elmira Hill presents to southbound is just as difficul... (more)

Summer in the city...

It's business as usual at Tower 18 as a Pink and Blue line train both occupy the interlocking above Wells and Lake in Downtown Chicago.

One of the 54th/Cermak Pink Line trains runs across the Wells & Lake Interlocking in Downtown Chicago.

Another Metra train hustles back to the concrete jungle that is Chicago Union Station for another unload and reload, and back again.

Friday rush hour has started and the trains start lining up to get ready to be loaded in Chicago Union Station.

After changing crews after arriving very late into Durand, CN L502 holds steady as the sun sets over the former CN yard, now operated by Huron & Eastern (leased from CN).