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  1. Nutana Tramp- now with a Geep!

    Nutana Tramp- now with a Geep!

    The yard management has been swapping around the Belt-pack GP9s, which was probably a contributing factor to this unusual consist.
  2. Wow...

    Wow...

    Don't go around the gates, expecially when you have 8 tracks to cross before you get to the other side of the crossing...
  3. CN 115 with more...

    CN 115 with more...

    As usual, the 115 comes in as the best catch of the night. Despite the fact that every train I caught had a Dash-9 on the point that night, this one is probably the best of them. CN C44-9W 2204 leads tonight.
  4. Potash Of The City

    Potash Of The City

    Canpotex hoppers depart the city scapes of Moose Jaw. I have a very strong hatread of such trains, and I was kind of P.O'd when it prooved to be the most common operation on the Indian Head line. The train did have DPUs, though.
  5. Geometry Train

    Geometry Train

    Westbound Geometry train with a Santa Fe on point what a lucky day up the hill.There was a Z train on the siding waiting and i was surprise when this unit came out of the tunnel.The Theater car is the Skagit River,and in the background the smoke rises from the west portal of the Cacade tunnel.
  6. CATCH  of the  DAY

    CATCH of the DAY

    This was a real surprise this morning,the Amtrak #7 Empire Builder westbound out of Chicago with a complete Sounder unit in tow.A think these where on loan and are on there way back to Seattle for third comuter use ,and must have been pick up at Chicago? BNSF 3/5/2008 Photo taken at Edmonds Wa...
  7. ATSF 606

    ATSF 606

    Clymers, IN on westbound NS 181.
  8. Amtrak PM P371 with the Private car Navy 118

    Amtrak PM P371 with the Private car Navy 118

  9. Eastern Alabama Railway

    Eastern Alabama Railway

    New England Central GP40'S 4048 & 4049 along with a red & grey painted GP40 are sitting at Sylacauga, Al. awaiting their next assignment on the Eastern Alabama Railway, which runs from Sylacauga to Talledega, Al. & interchanges with NS at Sylacauga & CSXT at Talledega.
  10. Santa Fe 943 sits crewless at Aurora with M-NSINTW.

    Santa Fe 943 sits crewless at Aurora with M-NSINTW.

    Santa Fe 943 sits crewless at Aurora with M-NSINTW.
  11. VIA Blue Lady

    VIA Blue Lady

    One of 2 VIA E-8 ex CP 1800 & 1802
  12. BN 6391 at Wilmington with a nice surprise

    BN 6391 at Wilmington with a nice surprise

    BN 6391 heads west through Wilmington with the BNSF test train. I certainly wasn't expecting this!
  13. Another fine day with the road local

    Another fine day with the road local

    The van on the end of the CN road local passes over the bridge at Riverview.
  14. Another day with the stack manifest

    Another day with the stack manifest

    CN C44-9W 2642, SD60F 5550, SD75i 5726, and SD70M-2 8023 speed the stack manifest eastbound. The trains are moving much faster without the bridge crews around.
  15. Oldies but goodies

    Oldies but goodies

    GM&O 1054 is an ex Illinois Terminal RS-2 rumbles across the Rock Island diamonds at Joliet IL returning from the EJ&E interchange in August of 73. Dan Tracy Photo
  16. CSXT'S Birmingham Mineral Sub

    CSXT'S Birmingham Mineral Sub

    CSXT Northbound Rock Train K928 headed to interchange with the BNSF at East Thomas, Al.
  17. Loading dock view

    Loading dock view

    This picture was taken from the loading platform. The train is a tourist train run by the Lewistown Chamber of Comerce; normaly it goes to Deton & back. This is a special "brunch with Santa" train which doesn't go all the way to Deton, it only goes about 3/4 of the way there...
  18. Facing west at West Rd. !

    Facing west at West Rd. !

    A shot facing west at hte West Rd. railroad crossing. Sorry about the sun.
  19. Alsthom

    Alsthom

    Alsthom 4151 With Rapid Train from Chiangmai to Bangkok.
  20. CN with foreign power

    CN with foreign power

    a now rare CN GP40-2W leads a NS and HLCX engines east through Sarnia



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