Sometimes when I see some of the stuff the railroads did back in the 90's, I have to scratch my head. Here is one of those slides. Nothing says hotshot like a lone GP 35 on a intermodal train with... (more)

When I was fired from the IMRL for 15 days on rules violations, I decided to go on a whirl wind tour of the west for my 1st time. So I set out to see Colorado, Utah, and Montana back in 2000. I pa... (more)

A lone MAC brings up the rear end of this loaded coal train. The train is seen here working the grades between Red Oak and Stanton in southwestern Iowa. The train is still around 46 miles from Cre... (more)

An eastbound coal train snakes along the North Platte River in the desolate confines of Wendover Canyon between Wendover and Cassa. The train is working towards Guernsey off the Orin Sub. The Cany... (more)

An eastbound loaded taconite train is on the wrong main as they work out of LaCrosse towards Prairie du Chien. Here the train passes thru Genoa, about 20 miles of LaCrosse. This section of thew Au... (more)

The Wisconsin River Bridge used to be a favorite hangout of mine back in the days. The BN and now the BNSF were always good for a few trains westbounds during most afternoons. This bridge between ... (more)

Towards the end of the 90's, BNSF had been a merged company for about 4 years. The power lashups were mixed bag of everything. This hotshot has the end of an era, and beginning of the next era one... (more)

An eastbound coal train works east at sunset towards Galesburg. the train is currently between Ottumwa and Burlington in south-central Iowa. The SD70MAC's have an uncertain future. Early in 2017 o... (more)

A trio of BN Executive MAC's curve around the bluffs as they make their way south along the Mississippi River on the Aurora Sub. The train is working in the section from La Crosse to Savanna. Lynx... (more)

Westbound bare table train works upgrade thru Rutledge in northern Missouri. Pair of ex-BN SD40-2's power the train west towards KC. The old Santa Fe style signal bridge was removed after the PTC ... (more)

If I remember right, the MRL got power in position for the IMRL startup. While the final stages were going on some of this power ran off miles on the BNSF. Here an eastbound BNSF freight has just ... (more)

A loaded coal train bound for Texas is working hard up the 1% grade on the Twin Peaks Sub near Abeyta. The train is currently near MP 241 between Barela and Trinchere. The Twin Peaks Sub runs from... (more)

Snowy Day in March the BNSF has a stack train heads off east towards Chicago. The train has just departed East Dubuque with the standard power for back in 1997, pair of SD40's. They look good exce... (more)

A BNSF Yard Job is seen here doing work at Their East Thomas Yard in East Thomas, AL. East Thomas is located in North Birmingham

A loaded magnetation ore train rolls along the Mississippi River at Victory. These trains are loaded with ore that comes from previously abandoned waste stockpiles and tailings basins from old min... (more)