Grease, dirt, sweat and a lot of love, is what it takes to keep big steam rolling along, as two of the UP's Steam Team work to "Shoot the rods", at its midway service stop, eastbound for Missouri ... (more)

K58710, heads south, in a short moment of sunlight, on a rain filled day, as they fly above the strees, and past downtown, in this lots to see view, that includes the Newport Aquarium, the IRS bui... (more)

On the day of love, the crew of CSXT 5408 is not seeing much love, as the snow falls, while heading for home in NY, as they pass the empty tower at Berea, with UPS trailers in tow.

Another "Southern Belle", KCS 4685, in DPU mode assists in slowing its load of coal down, as it runs down hill with 135 cars of coal, and BNSF 8867 up front, with the sun just moments away from go... (more)

BNSF 9204 turns into the setting sun, as it comes out of the S curve, just outside of Hecla, with 135 empties, and DPU BNSF 9726, as it battles uphill in the Sand Hills of Nebraska.

UP 3985, comes charging along US 30, into Maxwell, with it's equipment cars, heading for it's first servicing stop at Cozad. Throwing everyone off the big Challenger stopped just on the other side... (more)

A eastbound stack train, with UP 3792, 9377, & 7880, leads 118 platforms along side US 30 on #3 main, just ahead of the approaching UP 3985, as they try to stay ahead of the special.

First light glows on UP 5989 & 6224, as they lead 135 coal loads eastbound, with DPU UP 5850 about to pass under US 30, while traffic paces along side.

As the sun sets, the last westbound empty of the daylight, makes it way up hill, with BNSF 6204 & 5899, at MP 276, bound for a crew change still 90 miles away, in Alliance, well after dark.

As the sun sets lower in the western sky, BNSF sends us this light power move at MP 276, towards Alliance, with a total of 36600 HP, that includes seven SD70MAC's and two SD70ACe's.

BNSF 6163, with BNSF 5699, 135 cars, and DPU BNSF 8825, is just the third empty coal train to pass at this location in two hours, pulling hard up the 0.6% grade towards Alliance and another load o... (more)

Having chased this train for over four hours, getting ahead then he would catch up, back and forth, the crew had gotten to know us pretty good, and in this final meet, they gave us a good play on ... (more)

The afternoon hostler sits in the cab of PM 1225, after rolling it out of the shop building and on to the turntable in a snow storm, so she can start her last weekend of North Pole Express trips,... (more)

Norfolk Southern local job BTO4, heads west, out of Sumner St. yard, and towards Maumee, with the daily transfer of cars from Homested yard, as they pass Old Glory, and snow showers fly.

Heading down grade and around the curves, a loaded coal train, heads eastbound towards Mullen and a power plant to the east, with BNSF 6122, in DPU mode and BNSF 9692 & KCS 4612 leading, using its... (more)