Iowa 504, 152 and 151 head east through Rockdale, advancing up to Bridge 407 to await the 10:24 Metra's departure out of Joliet.

An NJT Local on it's way to Philly passes the A187 signal which guards the FISH passing Siding a mile away from here.

The East Industries Job has finished for the day and dropped its train along Downey Road where it will soon be manned again by the South Industries Job in a gritty area of LA where freight in clas... (more)

A empty coal train departs Lowell east for Stevens Pass with a fresh crew onboard.

A brief gap of sun on a mostly cloudy evening captures this improbably consist leading Q151 south from Detroit to North Baltimore.

R.I.P. 403---DMIR 403 takes the switch at Iron Jct. off the CN Missabe Sub and onto the CN Iron Range Sub for the trip to Two Harbors with loads of taconite pellets from the U.S. Steel Minntac pla... (more)

CN X314 is hauled by 2 "beast" back to back SD70M-2's, in perfect evening light just before my bus ride home arrives.

Framed by the old NYC signal bridge that marks the former location of Lawrenceburg Junction, the Central Railroad of Indiana's Honda Turn, led today by run-through power from Norfolk Southern, whe... (more)

A long stack train, led by ES44DC 7244, passes under the signal bridge at Dayton's Bluff.

A Patched Southern Pacific Serves as the DPU On a Northbound Coal Train while sneaking behind it is UP Oil Train OEESJ 19 With a BNSF SD70MAC on Point. Beside that other trains sit in Dupo Yard wa... (more)

Shiny red ECOs pull a transfer from UP's yard and into Pig's Eye.

The engineer aboard this ex SP motor notches up and it sounded sweet!

Hotshot intermodal 204 has just met southbound manifest (typically light power here) 348 in Flowery Branch and is now accelerating on a clear signal at Grif. The Southern Railway signals are in gr... (more)