A pair of CNW Dash 8s rolls coal east for Chicago. The train is about 60 miles west of Clinton as they approach Mechanicsville. Note the westbound main still has stick rail in it. The CNW bought t... (more)
Hauling limestone to the Minntac mine in ore cars is not an everyday thing but when the usual to this job former Minntacand then Missabe side dump cars are in the shops for rebuilding CN makes due... (more)
A handful of former CNW/UP Dash 8's have been assigned to the former Missabe and are in use on the T-Birds hauling raw ore between the pit at Largo and the plant near Fairlane.
Highway K is my preferred photo location for southbounds, especially because of the signal tower. How many strobe lights are left on ex-CNW locomotives?
C&NW 8575 is fronting the IDUSE (Intermodal, Dupo, IL-Seattle, WA) tonight and has stopped at Gratiot Tower interlocking and waits for an eastbound UP stack train, under the brilliantly shining st... (more)
How's this for sweet power? One of only three remaining C&NW's, and a ex SP. After hog lawing about three times, and sitting in sidings for up to 12 hrs., MNLTR 19 finally notches out on the home ... (more)