Originating at Mazda Toyota in Greenbrier, AL; NS 364 07 is running over trackage rights as CSX Z35706. NS 9898 will likely be rebuilt soon, but for now it's just a 19 year old motor earning it's... (more)

With 7 units, but only 2 running, M515 still required a push over Racoon Mountain. The crew was joking with the short NS autorack train providing the extra horsepower... “Can’t nobody on the ... (more)

Haven't had much chance with CP's Heritage Fleet, so was glad to get this one leading a loaded ethanol.

Due to the trailing CSX motor having issues on Duff Mountain, a non-PTC equipped leaser lead all the way into Atlanta before future travel over the Fitzgerald Sub required jockeying around the pow... (more)

I'm told there are only a few GP9RM's remaining in service on CN. Even though it was upgraded with a 645 prime mover when re-built in the 1980's... considering "most" of the locomotive ... (more)

Passing under the CN Tower, I hope the passengers on Via #75 are heeding the locomotive paint and la voie qu'on amie their trip.

A part of a family trip circling Lake Erie, we spent 2 days in Toronto. I was glad to see a few F59's still in service, though they have been mostly relegated to shorter trains like this Brampton... (more)

A westbound intermodal passes the well decorated, but droopy CSX maintenance base in the small town of North Baltimore. Glad to see them continuing to use the old station!

CP exercises trackage rights over the ex-Wabash, with an extra train of 77 loade autoracks. 2-137-21 cruises over the flange bearing diamond across the Ann Arbor RR. The station is still active ... (more)

The 2nd empty crude train in a row crosses Java Creek Trestle, climbing the west side of Marias Pass. The engine hood was replaced with an older Heritage II painted one.

The single DPU of empty crude oil U TAOTND0 25 with an uncommon triple unit helper K ESXESX3 18. One of the helper motors is being swapped out and will stay with the oil train to Shelby for fuel ... (more)

Jennings is where the new allignment of the Great Northern split off to bypass Lake Kookanusa.

It doesn't get much better than a pair of SD40's passing the fall colors of a grove of Cottonwood trees along the Yellowstone River. It had been over 20 years since I'd done anything with MRL, bu... (more)

"Passing Pipestone on Pipestone Pass" An MRL ballast train shoves up Pipestone Pass to Conda Mining, with the engines passing under an outcropping of pipestone.

The Bozeman local returns to it's home, but will first take the siding to work a lumber reload, passing under a soon to be replaced Northern Pacific RR cantilever signal.