CN 5346 (EMD SD40-2W) and 5456 (EMD SD60) lead L56391-22 southbound at H Ave NE in Cedar Rapids, IA, passing by the iconic (or "eye"-conic?) Fox Eye sign just off of interstate 380. Take... (more)

A view from the Second Unit of Q 116 as it rolls through Lansing, Michigan. In Deadhead status you get to enjoy the scenery passing by. Out the Right Hand side of the cab is the now retired coal b... (more)

CN 5346 (SD40-2W) Leads a two unit freight train through Lansing Michigan in the first snowstorm of the season. Here they roll past the Amtrak station near Michigan State University. The trailing ... (more)

A beehive of activity at Quality Rail in Madison, Illinois. Not only are the locomotives being serviced, but there also happened to be a track gang working the area as well. Of course, none of t... (more)

After a trip up to Manchester and back on L567, I have parked the power in front of the Cedar Rapids yard office for the night. Good looking set of power has been on this job for the week of Thank... (more)

With 105 loads of iron ore at the drawbar, CN 5346 leads 3 other EMD's south out of Conneaut on a sunny afternoon.

Ore loads head south for a crew change at Kremis as CN SD40-2W 5346 leads the train past the searchlights at MD North.

A Southbound ore train crosses the old Bessemer trestle in Pardoe, PA on its way to North Bessemer. A late fall snow lingers long past it's due and Pennsylvania already feels like January.

After picking up cars in Calvin Yard, CN 5346 leads CN 5291 and BLE 905 south as they cross over Connoquenessing Creek just south of downtown Butler.

A solo SD40-2W on a rail train. CN 5346 is the sole power on CN 486, a loaded rail train bound for Edmunston, NB that is passing through St-Lambert. At the tail end of the train is mixed fr... (more)

SD40-2(W) as sole power on a eastbound rail train cruising through farmland toward Drummondville.

CN 5346 + BNSF 4457 have a 93 car freight in hand through Ferland

CN train #411 crosses the Fraser River at Cisco, BC. The north side of this bridge is lit by the morning sun during the long summer days in June

An SD40-2W and an SD40u power train 393 through Brantford on this sunny late afternoon April day. Power is CN 5346 - CN 6017 with 68 cars.

Two anomalies of CN's widecab SD40-2 fleet: The lead unit has a hood from a donor locomotive after having an engineroom fire, owing to the unusual paint scheme. The trailing locomotive, 5277, is t... (more)