The CP ran a stack train from KC to Chicago in the early 90s. I don't think it ran every day, maybe Sundays? The train has a lone SD60M for power as the train leaves Savanna for the final leg into... (more)
As it does a little street running SOO SD60M 6060 leads Z490 north up the former Monon. SOO 6060 was one of five SD60M's that they owned. Today this section of the Monon is used only by a CSX loca... (more)
SOO SD60M no. 6060 rolls an eastbound freight through Duplainville, WI and is about to cross the north-south Wisconsin Central diamond on its last lap into Milwaukee.
Me and a colleague attempted to catch a westbound ethanol train today with CP #5907, 5005...but left Summerhill with empty hands and wet clothing (shooting in rain, no fun). So in the place of an ... (more)
Catching one Soo SD60M is rare, but two on one train?! Just before 09:00, train 2-282 is back on the move at Bangor after going dead in the siding at 00:15. Thankfully the thick fog coating the ar... (more)
The snow that fell earlier in the day has melted, the sun is shining through the clouds, and three EMD 710 prime movers are working hard to move an eastbound along the former Soo Line Minnesota ma... (more)
Some spring snow showers are tapering off and the sun even manages to peek through the clouds and find the well worn face of SD60M SOO 6060 as it waits for a new crew at Glenwood East.
Over a foot of snow has fallen in the last day and a half and it shows no signs of letting up. The railroad keeps rolling, though, as a SOO SD60M passes the signal and west siding switch in Broot... (more)