DMVW's Max Turn heads south behind a former CN SD50F and a pair of SD40-3s, seen here at Garrison, not far from where the crew will law out on the day's journey.

A blotchy, faded C44-9WL leads a recently repainted sister and a C40-8M on a northbound manifest through Tolono, and on to Champaign and points northward.

The Keenan switch job had the rare task today of picking up 6 loads and a switch engine from the idled Mesabi Nugget plant. Steel Dynamics, the parent company of Mesabi Nugget and Mining Resourc... (more)

Nice unusual "CN-SE" flashback today at Voorheesville with one of the weathered war wagon SD60Fs leading.

The last moments of sunlight illuminate train 427 at Nipigon, Ontario.

The CRL switches in South Chicago with their manifest train

To deal with a late-1970s power crunch, L&N leased a big group of CN GPs and SD40s. This visitor to Music City is fronting a coal train.

The VIA train from Smiths Falls has just arrived on the CP, and is ready to continue on to Toronto. I don't recall the exact sequence, but after a few moves, the VIA cab units will end up on the h... (more)

Led by EMD SD60F No. 5543, an eastbound Canadian National freight departs Jasper yard on September 18, 2002. Still waiting in the yard is a pair of brand-new GE C44-9Ws on a coal train.

After a full day of dumping Ballast between Gadsden & Birmingham, AL. This ATN Ballast Train can finally rest for the night at 49th Street in Woodlawn, AL.

On Saturday August 1st, 2015 ATN ran a Ballast Train down to Birmingham from Gadsden, AL. To dump some Ballast in places along the line, they are seen here heading South through Irondale, AL. Afte... (more)

The CP way freight from Golden to Cranbrook, BC rolls through Skookumchuck, BC and 11 05 am and will do a quick set out for the northbound version of the local to switch into the mill. The Northbo... (more)

Wellsboro & Corning SD40-2 #309 leads a Tioga Central dinner train towards Wellsboro Jct in sweet evening light. Taken just south of Lake Hammond.

Ex NAR GMD-1 #302 "Chief Moostoos" is cosmetically restored at the Alberta Railway Museum

The definition of a sucker hole. A short train rounds the bend at CN Nugget as the clouds break just enough for a quick shot.