Southbound pipe train NS 055 slides through Kannapolis on a hot August evening bound for Alabama.

Westbound helpers out of Livingston are done shoving this Laurel to Pasco freight train up the 1.8% grade over Bozeman Pass. The helpers will now ride to Bozeman before cutting off after meeting 1... (more)

This Spokane to Alliance, TX, Q-train needed some help to get up the 1.9% Bozeman Pass grade eastbound. A 3 unit helper set is shoving on the rear end with just 1 unit online. Here the freight/sta... (more)

A pair of KCS motors lead military train S542 North through Waxhaw after a brief delay with PTC issues.

The Livingston Helpers are heading back to Livingston after shoving a coal train to Bozeman. Hard to believe this SDP40-2 is still working tonnage for the MRL in 2022. The unit is paired with a pa... (more)

Trying not to be embarrassed while doing the MRL in Montana, we referenced the Danneman's Montana stuff this week. This shot angle caught our eye and we wanted it in our portfolio too. A westbound... (more)

Fresh from the paint booth at Juniata Shops in Altoona, NS 1069 the Virginian Heritage SD70ACe leads NS 24X North at Harrisburg.

A 4 unit set of MRL Helpers dig in for the 17 miles climb from Helena to Blossburg and over Mullan Pass. Here the job gets to the 2.2% grade and the fight begins. The helpers cut in at Helena Jct ... (more)

The couple days we spent west of Helena, the weather was about everything you could imagine. Sun, snow, wind, rain, clear skies, cloud skies, cold, and warm weather was coming and going about ever... (more)

Even it appears both trains are heading the same way, but soon the trains will meet in 1/2 mile. This is near Weed on the MRL 3rd Sub. The coal train is working up thru Austin and the many reverse... (more)

It is pretty crazy how filthy the Helena Helpers get by shoving thru the Mullan Tunnel. The tunnel was originally built in 1883 at 3879' long. 400 feet at the west end was taken out as a part of a... (more)

BNSF 9065 & 9893 power westbound empties.

As the sun sets in Chillicothe, Iowa BNSF SD70ACe 9073 brings up the rear of a loaded BNSF coal train as it heads east. This train is bound for Pekin, Illinois where it will be interchanged to the... (more)

Morning Snow Morning Slow climb at Castle Rock, CO

The recently repainted Virginian heritage unit races across Wells Viaduct with premium intermodal 24X in tow.