Oakland empties traverse the twists and turns of the Charleston Subdivision on the south side of Charleston. Ruining the pure WSOR consist is the leader, WAMX 4134, the DREI’s lone “true” SD... (more)
A matching trio of WSOR-painted units lead a northbound train empty over the Embarras River and towards Oakland. This train was received from the CN at Neoga and will be loaded at ADM Oakland befo... (more)
Fall colors are starting to show face along the Charleston Sub and one of the curves just south of the Embarras River is no exception. Here we see WAMX 3870, two other lookalikes, and an SD40-2 lu... (more)
All is silent in rural Oakland, IL as the aurora dances overhead. Sitting below is a loaded DREI grain train behind a 5-pack of EMD locomotives. This train came up from Neoga a day prior and was l... (more)
The aurora dances overhead as a DREI grain train sits north of Oakland, tied down till morning.
Behind its usual pair of SD45 carbodies, 101 claws up out of Camargo’s valley with 60ish cars this morning.
An Autauga Northern Railroad train has just arrived behind a trio of "GP39-2s" – in reality, rebuilt GP35s. The locomotives, while wearing the Autauga Northern's logo on their hoods, ... (more)
An extraboard freight trundles down the Charleston Subdivision, enroute to Charleston with cars for all three rail-served customers in town.
A pair of former Southern Pacific GP35's sit outside of Heavener Oklahoma waiting for a new assignment.
In 2020, newly appointed Watco outfit Elwood, Joliet & Southern (EJ&S) assumed operations of "The Phoenix Line" from Canadian National. One of the various industries served is BL Duke Sc... (more)
Webb Asset Management's #4200 (SD40M-2) gets ready to move a cut of grain cars at the Swan Ranch complex southwest of Cheyenne, Wyoming.
WAMX SW1500 1517 rests in front of the former MRS shop in St. Louis.
The dinner hour finds an assortment of power at the Stillwater Central yard in OKC.
This MP15DC is owned by Webb Asset Management, although it wears the logo of Birmingham Terminal (complete with a dragon on it), to whom WAMX 1590 is leased. As might be discerned from its paint ... (more)
Webb Asset Management engine 4166 (SD40-2) works the Swan Ranch yard in Cheyenne, Wyoming.