A Grand Trunk GP38-2 working Canadian National's L513 local sits on the Whiting Branch outside Gary, Indiana. The local has picked up scrap gons from the AMG Resources Corporation yard in the back... (more)
A GTW painted unit leads a local out of the CN Yard past Jackson Union Station. Downtown Jackson is visible in the background.
The classics at Glenn Yard....
After finishing their work at Olin Chemical just north of town, the crew of the L543 heads south past the historic Chicago & Alton station. Always nice to see big GTW blue leading the way.
GTW 4924 leads a pulldown out of Markham Yard on a sunny morning.
My first foray into iPhone 6 railfanning. I happened to stumble across this local as we were about to leave town after a Packer weekend. I've actually stayed with friends in the apartments directl... (more)
GTW GP38-2 4924 does some switching in Neenah with a local.
The unique opportunity to shoot this job with it's nose into the sun came about due to night job conductor Rob falling ill, requiring the day crew to head down the Amron Spur to spot Veggie Oil ta... (more)
CN Local 102 is heading back toward Flat Rock under the old arches on the DT&I in Allen Park after working the interchange with NS at Oakwood Yard. The arches date back to the 1920s when Henry F... (more)
Yard switcher
GTW 4924 GP38-2 waits in the early morning sun for clearance to exit Homewood Yard.
GTW 4924 sits awaiting it's signal toward Joliet Union Station. Notice the string of stored UP SW1500's in the background. Supposedly the old UP switchers are stored at the abandoned U.S. Steel Pl... (more)
GTW 4924 on the 0800 Switch Engine.
The morning job prepare to take some UP power back to UP Itasca Yard.