They are back! TRRA's pair of ex-Conrail SD60I's are back and in service after nearly 11 months of rusting to the rail at Madison Yard. It is unknown why they were parked for so long but it is nic... (more)

Lovely train ride through forested area. The train is run by children from the ticket booth to the checking of tickets onboard.

TRRA job 201 is a transfer between TRRA Madison Yard in Illinois and BNSF Lindenwood Yard in Missouri. TRRA provides road power from November through April while BNSF provides road power from May... (more)

NS train 201 soars above Grove Hill as they drift downgrade into Shenandoah yard, slowing down for a crew change.

The Jefferson Avenue overpass in downtown St. Louis provides a great view of the city skyline along with UP's 12th Street Yard. In the background sits the hulk of TRRA Tower 1 - which once contro... (more)

Busy times at the north end of TRRA Madison Yard! TRRA SD60I's 4001/4002 assemble their transfer to BNSF Lindenwood Yard. In the foreground, TRRA slug set 3008 / 308 push cars toward the hump. ... (more)

This now mostly intermodal is going in the hole for an Eastbound on a beautiful crisp late fall day. No DPUs today which seems to be a recent trend.

Another fading beauty races west with the (mostly) intermodal train, like a bridal vehicle, with old cans and boxes tied to the bumper in today’s classy manner.

Getting rather funky in its original paint yet still commanding attention, this commemorative unit rounds a shallow curve and tops one of the many humps on the NB line.

How green was my valley? Gotta be an old movie buff to get that reference. Rolling through the verdant countryside dotted with historic old farms this “hot” intermodal is obeying the 30 MPH ... (more)

A clear and quiet night lingers over the valley on the NS Roanoke District. The only sounds are barking dogs and some occasional rustling in the nearby bushes. The aspect of the signal changes fro... (more)

Easing along “in the hole” for a meet with EB #126 this unit is Class of 2021. I noticed they apparently did not upgrade the cooling.

NS train 201 waits on the main at Twin Falls while the mid-train DPU's of NS train 16T pass by headed north.

Wow, two on the point of the hot “JB Hunt train”.

WB intermodal AKA “The JB Hunt Train” cruises thru the middle of the beautiful rural campus of Emory & Henry college after passing “dead-on-the-law” #127 at CP Washington, a couple of mil... (more)