NS C40-9W 9695 pulls a short NS 224 through the east end of New Baden Siding.

The NS Southern heritage unit leads the hot NS 21E bound for Chicago past the signals at Mexico, PA.

An extra NS 306 led by the Lehigh Valley heritage unit rolls into Fort Wayne crossing the St. Marys River bridge. A wide angle shot wasn't possible here two weeks earlier when the railroad cut dow... (more)

Union Pacific SD70ACe #8520 brings up the rear of the Marion, AR to Oakland stack train (KMNOA) as it rolls through Jack London Square in Oakland.

The Southern heritage unit heads up a Ft Wayne to Elkhart manifest northbound on the Marion Branch passing one of the few Big Four land line markers that still stand.

In the second decade of the Twenty-First Century, it is always a pleasant surprise to find a "conventional" narrow-nose diesel on the point of a freight train. And it was an even more p... (more)

In the last light of the day, NS 8137 and two cousins lead a load of Bakken oil eastward over a rise between Niles and Churchs Ferry on the recently overhauled Devils Lake route.

A Dash 8-32B is leading NS 323 to Van Loon (Gary Indiana) on the former NKP.

The westbound is being tied down short of the crew change building to allow the State Street Crossing replacement crews unimpeded access.

Norfolk Southern P94 head south toward Linwood a rather odd looking SD40-2.

NS #9137 leads the 181 west out of Decatur Illinois.

Eastbound ethanol loads split the 131 signals in Newport behind a Dash-8 and a GEVO. Ethanol trains normally draw some of the more interesting motive power lashups, but of course on this day, it j... (more)

Southbound approching Packer St.

UP 4037 is having radio problems as it roars through CN MAX. The 454 axle count at Mile Post 166.6 is not heard by the conductor who is asking for a screen display of the detector readout.

NS 7675 leads Train 218 over the CSX diamonds in Fostoria.