Norfolk Southern train 298 rolls east through Tallapoosa, GA, during the last few minutes of 9/11/14. Leading its first train after upgrades at Juniata Shop is "triclops" SD60M #6814. ... (more)
One of the few remaining SOO SD60's brings CP 298 east at Union Jct. I never thought I would see a Soo Line SD60 again, luckily I was wrong!
CP # 298 rolls down the main thru the small hamlet of Loretto with a rebuilt SOO SD60 trailing while a #603 empty oil train waits on the siding. The Minneapolis & Pacific RR laid tracks to Lorett... (more)
One of CP's newest locomotives makes its first run across the border on the head end of train #298, bound for Chicago.
Eastbound traffic moves again towards Chicago as a derailment is cleared some 100+ miles down the line. 298 is out of Portage headed east with mixed manifest, lumber loads, and tanks.
298's train is slowing on main one approaching single track and a red light at Watertown. The DS has Amtrak 8 overtaking him, and moments later the Empire Builder blasted past on main two at 79mp... (more)
Train 298 glides under the signals at Hoffman Avenue after making a crew swap at the west end of the Hoffman plant.
An eastbound manifest approches Grand Crossing which is underneath the bridge I'm standing on.
That CP red sure looks good when its new.
Same ole spot looks different frosted.
With a fresh layer of snow on the ground the CP train passes the corner of Link and First St. This is a nice spot to shoot EB's in the afternoon, especially the wintertime, as the tracks here are... (more)
Time-Sensitive Manifest Train from Coquitlam - Chicago. (Canon EOS20D, 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM)
CGWX 1500 going to some place in North Dakota.
The trailing SD-60 smokes it up a bit as 298 accelerates towards Rondout.