A pair of LS&I's veteran GE's are seen entering the wye at Empire junction making there way up to the mine. With the Cascade Green quickly being phased out it was a welcomed sight and sound.
Vintage GE models continue to earn their keep on LS&I as C30-7s 3074 and 3073 lead 120 empty ore cars back to the mine at Eagle Mills Junction. A handful of U30Cs are also serviceable while eight ... (more)
GTW 5936, the last Burdakin Blue painted SD40-2 leads a rather large local through the Cereal City better known as Battle Creek as it heads for the yard on the east side of town. With Kellogg's an... (more)
An Illinois Central SD70 makes a rare appearance in upstate New York, seen here crossing the Mohawk River in Rotterdam, NY
A BNSF GP39W and an ex. ATSF GP40X rest in downtown New Albany. The ex. BN GP38 in the background recently got a new snowplow in Memphis and has been idled in New Albany since.
Bessemer SD38-2 866 and EJ&E 670, a former Bessemer SD38-2 lock couplers once again as they switch the south end of Markham yard in Homewood. With IC SD70s going out to the Bessemer, several of th... (more)
Take notes ... This gets complicated ... A pair of former Southern Pacific diesels are ready for their next assignment in Tucumcari, New Mexico. "South Pacific" 7666 is a GP40-2, but the ... (more)
A pair of ex-BN SW1500's lead a couple hoppers and an ex-ATSF caboose south through BN Crossing. The hoppers are bound for a plant just across the MO/KS state line and the caboose will be used as ... (more)
BNSF 1848, a former Burlington Northern SD40-2, brings a cut of cars out of the classification tracks so a switch move can be made. Amazing to think that this unit was built new all the way back i... (more)
A trio of GP50's, two ex-ATSF, and one ex-BN long cab, are laying over in Aberdeen for the weekend. Come Sunday, the trio will lead a local south to Mitchell, SD.
BNSF SD40-2 #1848 pulls a string of cars out of the yard.
BNSF GP60 175 rolls back to the engine shops.
A local job heads south out of CN's Stevens Point yard with a GTW unit riding point today.
EJ&E 665 pauses with a cut of cars bound for Kirk Yard as the conductor unlocks a switch.
Rare unit to be leading on the BNSF Mendota Sub as a IC 1016 Death Star lead's a westbound sand train to Galesburg, IL to go west from there!!!!