Occasionally the Coal lead to the Detroit Edison Power Plant in Trenton gets used for layovers, today had this for me to enjoy, and getting it in early sun made it that much more special. I have ... (more)

The U.P. yard job is heading back in to the yard while the AMTRAK waits even longer for clearance, passing almost 20 minutes later. Not sure which AMTRAK this is, it has been suggested it may be ... (more)

I could see this a long way off, investigated a bit further to see what was waiting for a fresh crew on the East main. Love the paint scheme on this beauty, even if she is a GE.

Her day pulling the guests now over, the 1225 with Kevin Mayer at the throttle "takes the table" to be posed amongst her peers for the night photo session.

Again, at track speed she gives the bystanders a lovely show. Thanks so much to the folks at the FWRHS for making this beautiful lady shine and perform for us.

Waiting patiently to strut her stuff for the lucky guests at Steam Expo 2014, this truly "All American" locomotive just gleams.

My second NS Heritage unit was stacked deep behind bunches of other stuck Westbound freights, nice surprise, nice horns too!

Busy yard today, lots to see, great temperature too, love the fall!

A spectacular October evening offered a nice setup for picture taking tonight. The usual power for the yard enjoys the rays of the Sun until being called to duty tomorrow morning when they must l... (more)

A seriously lucky catch on my way to St. Charles Friday early evening. Catching the local out of West Chicago serving the local industries by the airport, "WIN", catching it with TWO yard Geeps, "... (more)

Our first Southbound CSX train, followed the Garbage Train from a few hours earlier heads past us with a rather long train of coal empties likely from Detroit or Toledo.

Slipping into full-side sunlight on this cold March afternoon, the NS Jackson/Lansing local rolls by towards her destination of Jackson, only a few miles further South.

6800 sporting a new cab (unknown when or why) backs a cut into the yard in Jackson while the Brakeman watches patiently.

Last departure of the day, late but in spectacular fashion. The crews of the NKP 765 and NS have out done themselves putting on a show for everyone. Thank you to all who made this wonderful day po... (more)

Making a dramatic entrance in to Bucyrus, the engineer lays into the whistle as he rolls slowly towards a reverse move, then the wye, then North again. We had a youngster next to us with his "Popp... (more)