NS 1069 barrels through Cokato on the north end of 50 mph. Woke this small town up!
Picking up speed in Long Lake after passing through downtown Wayzata. One of the several relatively new overpass along the Hwy 12 by-pass.
A few of the locals at the corner bar enjoyed the brief commotion of a dozen railfans for about 5 minutes will the Virginian made its way through town.
First worthwhile shot of the trip. Virganyan unit comes busting through the Cities. Most of the railfans here went for the dark side but I decided to try this side. Chase was on from here!
Loaded coal train passes ole glory and Mena station on a warm morning.
The NS Heritage units have been dispersed upon the NS system. NS 8101 takes some black diamonds Southward to a Ga. Power Plant near Carrollton, GA. THis was the 3rd time the CofG Heritage Unit had... (more)
Westbound 67N thunders past the Pettisville Grain facility along Norfolk Southern's Chicago Line, with the Virginian heritage unit leading the way.
After making a set-out at Berry, ATSF 5638 West, with two Alco Alligators in its consist, gets underway in throttle 8 to climb up up and over Getz to drop into Kingman and on down to the Calif. bo... (more)
An extra from ITS to Ashland Avenue in Chicago works hard as it begins its climb up Cajon Summit just before Ono.
GTW SD40-3s 5950 and 5941 sit idle in Jasper Yard with a loaded CWR train.
With Mount Stephen towering in the background, a CP grain train departs the west end of the Field yard.
BNSF 9219 & 9516 lead westbound empties.
BNSF 9306 leads empty coal hoppers through the North Dakota Badlands which lies in the Bakken Oil Fields.
BNSF 9248 pulls hard up the eastside of the famous Logan Hill in the Powder River Basin near Bill, Wyoming.
