Leaving the Illinois River Valley behind, westbound empty coal train E-CICBTM0 03R roars toward the setting sun as it ducks underneath of pair of ATSF searchlight signal bridges at Edelstein, IL a... (more)
The last BNSF train allowed over "The Hill" before the work window began glides down grade past Larkspur.
Passing over the Nemadji River just out of Allouez heading back to Hibbing Taconite.
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)
Still wearing her BN reporting marks, Grinstein Green #9722 begins accelerating her train of new coal hoppers westward on the CSX ex-B&O mainline after receiving a green board.
BNSF 9722 leads Saginaw Bay Southern Z144 into the late afternoon sun at Foss Junction in Bay City. The engines will be ran around the train to pull it into the Consumers Energy plant in Essexvil... (more)