A day off allowed for a few minutes of train watching. I don't think I could've picked a better time than I did! After only a mere few minutes of waiting to see if anything would show up, I heard ... (more)
After receiving a new crew in Cheyenne, BNSF's Q-ALTPTL (high priority intermodal from Alliance, TX to Portland, OR) races north towards Horse Creek, WY.
BNSF 6941 and CSX 212 lead an Eastbound mixed manifest through the alignment change at Washington Street towards the UP diamond. The train will be recrewed at the 10th Street yard before continui... (more)
Windmill towers for Northern Iowa stretch as far as the eye can see down the track, like a long white snake.
A pair of SD40's pull a load of wind generator bases.
2 former ATSF units are bringing a short mixed freight through Morris enroute to Willmar.