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CN EMD SD70M-2 #8830 reverses down the north leg of the Port Robinson wye as they turn the locomotive around for 531's train.
L585 heading back towards Clinton after a day of work in Gilman. This job is back to being nocturnal.
Vermont Railway's GMRC 264 departs Riverside Yard at Rockingham on the westbound trip back to Rutland
A pair of SD70M-2s leading an empty gondola train across the BN Mendota Sub for CN interchange at Eola.
A "Blue Goose" leads a C40-8M barn and an SD70M-2 with BNSF Train G SIOEAP5 08A towards KC at Rose on the BNSF St. Joseph Sub.
Locomotives: IC 2460, CN 2430, CN 8851
2-9-21
Parkville, MO
CN SD70M-2 8010 along with SD70I 5612 are working up the grade from Komoka to mile 6 of CN's Strathroy subdivision, hauling the 164 cars of train #M384.
M33891, Waterloo,IA-Gary,IN manifest, runs along the Freeport sub at sunset. A big sweeping curve bisects the rural farming land of north central Illinois. Power CN8002,CN5642,CN2850.
Port Robinson - Sarnia, Ontario train #331 grinds upgrade underneath Dundas Peak. #331 has entered the Dundas Sub about six miles down the hill at Dundas West. It used the "cowpath" to enter the Dundas after travelling over the Grimsby Sub from Port Robinson. It's still on the south track but will likely cross over to the north at some point further west.
A very late CN 421 heads though Clifton and onto the CN Stamford Sub with CN SD70M-2 #8817 in the lead during the late aftenoon.
CN A402 grinds by one of the flooded quarries just outside of Hagersville Ontario with CN 8840 CN 2675 and 90 cars for Garnet.
A daylight SU-100 passes through Baird's Farm in Warwick, NY on the former Lehigh & Hudson River with SD70M-2 4066, 4064, and SD45-2 3634 for power.
Noble County, Indiana
On a beautiful fall morning right at sunrise, a slow moving freight train NS 309 cruise through the farmlands of Indiana, while Amtrak train 49 in the far background on main 2 will soon overtake the train.
Susquehanna SU-99 heads west through Maywood on a clear, hot summer evening.
NYSW SU-99:
NYSW 3016 SD33-ECO
NYSW 4060 SD70M-2
NYSW 3012 SD33-ECO
Vermont Railway GP38-2 201 (built new for the fledging VTR in Dec. 1972) and SD70M-2 432 have arrived in town from Rutland with train RDHJ and are shoving their whole train around the wye past the splendidly restored 1880 Second Empire style Rutland Railway passenger station. They will back a third of a mile down the Bennington Branch and drop all their cars, then come back up here to pull and spot Whitman's Feed before heading light engine seven miles down to Hoosick Junction to lift their cars from the Pan Am Southern interchange. Note the former Rutland freight house at left that survives as well and is still employed by the railroad.
To read the full story of how this day came together check out the long caption with the opening photo from this chase: flic.kr/p/2kUzNnR
North Bennington, Vermont
Thursday April 22, 2021
Vermont Railway's GMRC 263 at the Ludlow Station with the VTR 431 leading. The last day of September shows some nice early color in the Green Mountain State.
The snow-caked face of Ontario Northland APCU 220 brings up the rear of a North Bay to Toronto "test train" as a pair of Canadian National SD70M-2s hustle train no. 451 through the woods at Falkenburg, Ontario. While 451 would make it to North Bay without a hitch, unfortunately, the test train would encounter a series of significant delays on both trips. Since the test train's fateful run nearly three months ago, radio silence has led some to wonder the legitimacy of the government's claims to re-instate this service. Time will tell.
Vermont Railway GP38-2 201 (built new for the fledging VTR in Dec. 1972) and SD70M-2 432 have arrived in town from Rutland with train RDHJ and are shoving their whole train around the wye past the splendidly restored 1880 Second Empire style Rutland Railway passenger station that features some tasteful and poignant outdoor sculptures.They will back a third of a mile down the Bennington Branch and drop all their cars, then come back up here to pull and spot Whitman's Feed before heading light engine seven miles down to Hoosick Junction to lift their cars from the Pan Am Southern interchange.
To read the full story of how this day came together check out the long caption with the opening photo from this chase: flic.kr/p/2kUzNnR
North Bennington, Vermont
Thursday April 22, 2021
Only a few miles from Roseburg, the southbound Roseburg Hauler passes the signal at Wilbur at milepost 581.2.
A pair of GP38-2s lead an SD70M-2 on 285 at CP Bentley. The two 5000s were called up for this service when no other suitable leaders could be found at Kansas City. The 2700 was providing power but had a defect that made it only usable as a B-unit. The two GP38-2s were removed from the train at St. Louis and replaced with a newer six-axle unit.
The SU-99 is seen crossing Limecrest Road on the approach into Sparta Jct. with a rare solo SD70 leader. To assist with the steep grades over Sparta Mountain, a pusher was on the hind end until Woodruffs Gap.
NYSW SU-99
NYSW SD70M-2 #4060
CSXT GP38-2 #2722
I've had a well lit northbound envisioned from the ILL 15 bridge outside of Belleville for a while and got to cross it off the list tonight. CN 8907 brought a loaded wheat train (G896) with the "Grains Connect Canada" cars by the old FS silos and into the setting sun. According to MM, this train will dump at America's Central Port in Granite City via TRRA and PHRR interchange.
03-16-2019
I love unit trains. Who doesn't, right? And probably at the top of that list are unit coal trains.
Here's a loaded 590 coal train negotiating the big curve at MP 131 along Norfolk Southern's Pittsburg Line just outside the town of Newport PA with an EMD SD70M-2 leader.
CN A421 rolls down the Stamford led by CN SD70M-2 #8930 with C44-9WL #2502 and ES44DC #2333 trailing on it's way towards Port Robinson on the last stretch of the journey.
CN 8868 leads the charge with a large freight into the small town of Valmeyer, IL along the UP Chester Sub. Total surprise to see a Canadian leader, made for a good final train of the day for me.
GE toaster doing its normal stuff in the number 3 position....
NYSW SD70M-2 4060 leads the WS-2/SU-99 west across the Hackensack River bridge. This marked the first time an SD70M-2 has led the SU-99, despite coming onto the property several months ago.
Empty grain train CN 875 is emerging from the newly rebuilt Turcot interchange with new grain cars up front. This 198-car train has CN 8874 up front, CN 2930 mid-train and CN 2334 on the tail end.
EDBF (East Deerfield, MA - Bellows Falls, VT) with Vermont Railway SD70M-2 431 in its consist, heads north at CPF-385 in Greenfield.
After literal years of rumours swirling around that the CN SD70is/75is would be rebuilt by Progress Rail, the first batch were released in the second half of 2024. Not many have made their way to the Champlain Division, but there have been the occasional few, almost exclusively trailing on 120/121. There was another kicking around, 8300 as the eastbound leader on L508 running east from Moncton, for a few weeks, but running nocturnally 99% of the time. However, there's always an exception to the rule, as was the case on the second Saturday in March this year. CN L50811 07 has gotten re-crewed in Truro and is now on the final stretch, passing the intermediate at M1.7 of the Dartmouth Sub in Waverley with fresh SD75iACC, 8300 (ex-5725) & 8896 on March 8, 2025.
CN M399 heads west under the old Wabash 4th District bridge in Kingsbury, IN on the South Bend Subdivision with the Grand Trunk Western Heritage SD70M-2 leading.
C'est après plusieurs heures d'attente qu'un train est enfin apparu devant nous. Ce double-stack du CN, dont le passage a duré plus de 8 minutes est tracté par l'EF-644j 2231 en UM avec la SD70M-2 8891. Il s'arrêtera quelques instants plus tard en gare de Jasper pour un changement de personnel.
© Alexandre Zanello
Vermont Railway's GMRC 263 at Mount Holly with the VTR 431 leading two blue leasers and the newly painted 209 trailing last. The 209 is being sent to Bellows Falls for the upcoming AAPRCO private car excursion.
A set of Wheeling & Lake Erie power and a P&W SD70M-2 lead SIRI southbound through the modest yard in Bradford.
Daylight On The Delaware (And Beyond). After repairs were completed on the bridge in from Sparrow Bush, New York to Millrift, Pennsylvania across the Delaware River, a short SU-100 was operated, followed by a lengthy SU-99 on Thursday, May 25, 2023. While New York Susquehanna, and Western Railway SU-99 is normally an overnight run, on this day the crew was on duty at 0630, making for a spectacular chase across Delaware Division as the train made great time and recrewed for points beyond. The power set of SD70M-2s (4066, 4064, and 4060) leading SD40-2 3024 (Silver and maroon heritage) led a healthy 72 car consist. The train is seen crossing the Chenango River, in Chenango Bridge, New York after being recrewed by CL-1 and is headed towards Syracuse, New York.
The southbound Green Mountain freight nears the town of Ludlow Vermont along route 103.
I was able to score some peak fall color and a set of reds. This made my first VTR trip successful.
A pair of Dash 8's, an Ex-LMSX C40-8W lettered for the IC and a C40-8M "Cowl", are accompanied by an SD70M-2 as they lead BNSF train G-SIOEAP5-08A past the CB&Q searchlight signal at East Halls on the BNSF St. Joseph Sub. The train got held up here on the main for some time due to some sticking brakes on a couple cars deep within the train. The Trainmaster is couple grade crossings down the line giving the train a roll by after assisting the crew.
These former CB&Q searchlight signals certainly aren't long for this world, as all the newer PTC-compliant signals have been installed at Waldron, Leavenworth, Sadler and Armour, including the last Q cantilever which wast at East Armour.
The G-SIOEAP5 was interchanged from the CN at Sioux City, IA, and they have sported some fairly eclectic consists over the past year. It was overcast and extremely cold today, but the chances of shooting a blue IC Dash 8 leading around these parts isn't something to pass up. 2/9/21.
CN SD70M-2 8949 is seen leading train #702 east at Snaring between Henry House and Devona beside Lake Jasper on the Athabasca River - 31/08/2013
The rest of the photos from the trip are now @ www.milepost39.co.uk/mp39.asp?do=trip&id=15
A pair of CN EMDs and a 'home road' GEVO lead a westbound UP grain train through Maplewood, MO on October 9, 2022.
Vermont Railways train 264 works uphill approaching Healdville Road in Mt. Holly, VT with SD70M-2 432 in the lead.