A Florida East Coast Auto Rack Train Heads From Miami to Jacksonville

This Florida East Coast train heads to Miami with auto racks interchanged from Norfolk Southern at #Jacksonville. Florida East Coast's automobile transport center in Miami helps efficiently deliver automobiles to dealerships throughout Southern Florida. Florida East Coast is a member of ASLRRA. https://www.fecrwy.com/carload/what-we-ship

A Watco Wisconsin & Southern Train Interchanges With Union Pacific and Canadian Pacific at Janesville

This Watco Wisconsin and Southern train interchanges carloads with +Union Pacific  and Canadian Pacific at Janesville, Wisconsin.  Thank you #Watco for providing First Mile/Last Mile rail service across America. Watco is a member of ASLRRA.

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Congratulations Canadian Pacific on Winning Ocean Network Express Contract at Port Vancouver

Great to read about Canadian Pacific expanding its traffic base and returning to international shipping via Port Vancouver by winning multi-year Ocean Network Express (ONE) contract. Way to go Keith Creel and all at Canadian Pacific. Read more in JOC https://www.joc.com/rail-intermodal/cp-wins-bulk-mol-nyk-contracts-away-cn_20180221.html

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Thank You BNSF For Getting the Word Out About Intermodal At RILA 2018

Thank you +BNSF Railway  for partnering with #intermodal leaders such as JB Hunt, Schneider National and Swift Transport to efficiently move the freight we need everyday. Thank you everyone at BNSF for getting the word out about intermodal at RILA. #RILA #RILA2018 #Phoenix

A Canadian National Intermodal Train Heads From the Port of New Orleans to Memphis

This Canadian National Intermodal Train heads from the Port of New Orleans to Memphis.  Intermodal freight moved by Canadian National through our ports delivers the products we use everyday.

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An Erie Railroad Train Heads From Scranton to Jersey City

An Erie Railroad train heads from Scranton to Jersey City behind a GP7 and an RS3.  Today's train has carloads of coal and machinery bound for interchange with Central Railroad of New Jersey.

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A Great Northern Train Heads From Minneapolis to Duluth

A Great Northern Train Heads from Minneapolis to Duluth behind an SD45 and an SD9.  Today's train carries tools and machinery for the Missabe ore mining region interchanged to Great Northern by Chicago Burlington and Quincy at the Twin Cities. Great Northern is part of today's +BNSF Railway 

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Seeing Duluth Winnipeg and Pacific #5910 at Superior, Wisconsin

Duluth Winnipeg and Pacific was one of the first of the Canadian National family of railroads I personally saw.  I visited Superior, Wisconsin on a trip from Davis to Seattle to Chicago in 1991.  In the yard, I saw Duluth, Winnipeg and Pacific SD40 #5910.  That summer, upon returning home, I drew this locomotive among many others in my decision to become a railroad artist.

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A Chessie System Train Heads From Cumberland to Pittsburgh

A pair of GP9s pulls a Chessie System general merchandise train from Cumberland to Pittsburgh.  Today's train has several carloads of float glass manufactured by PPG in Cumberland.  These cars are ultimately bound for Detroit.  Chessie System is part of today's +CSX

A Pair of BC Rail SD40-2's Head to Prince George From North Vancouver

Today, we see a pair of SD40-2's among the locomotives at the North Vancouver Yard.  One of the SD40-2's is still dressed in BC Rail's two-tone green paint scheme.  These SD40-2's will lead a train of empty center beam lumber cars to Prince George.
BC Rail played a key role in serving the forest industry of British Columbia.  BC Rail is part of today's Canadian National.

Trains of Montana- Great Northern

Trains of Montana- The Great Northern

Great Northern helped develop much of Northern Montana, as its iron highway delivered supplies, transported crops at harvest and was the means of travel. Great Northern brochures for its flagship Empire Builder advertised the majesty of Glacier National Park and the beauty of Montana which could be seen from Great Dome cars. Great Northern is part of today's +BNSF Railway .

Santa Fe Locomotives Move Freight Trains at San Bernardino

Santa Fe locomotives move their trains at San Bernardino.  An SD40-2 and SD45-2 lead a hot shot piggyback train to Chicago, while a GP35 and GP9 lead a train of empty refrigerator cars north to Stockton.  Meanwhile, the SSB1200 switch engine builds a train in the yard.

A New Haven Freight Heads From Boston to Hartford

A New Haven freight train heads from Boston to Hartford.  Today's train has carloads from Boston and Maine and Maine Central.  Today's train carries several carloads of candy from the NECCO factory in Cambridge.  New Haven connected the manufacturing and communities of New England and the Northeast.

A North Shore Railroad Grain Train at Beach Haven, Pennsylvania

A North Shore Railroad train carries grain from Beach Haven to Northumberland.  The grain carloads on this train will be interchanged to Norfolk Southern.  Short Line railroads such as the North Shore family of railroads provide first mile/last mile service, delivering carloads of freight to our railroad system.  North Shore Railroad is a member of ASLRRA.

A Santa Fe Train Heads From Los Angeles to Kansas City

A Santa Fe Train heads from Los Angeles to Kansas City.  Today's train has carloads for interchange with the Frisco at Avard, Oklahoma.  Santa Fe and Frisco's teamwork linked the Southwest to Memphis.  Santa Fe and Frisco are part of today's +BNSF Railway 

A Frisco Train Heads For Tulsa, Oklahoma

We see an eastbound Frisco train at Avard, Oklahoma with carloads from the Santa Fe interchange.  Today's train heads for Tulsa, where its Louisville and Nashville bound traffic will be classified to head for Memphis. Frisco played a key role in connecting the railroads of the Southeast and the Southwest. Frisco is a part of today's +BNSF Railway 

Southern Railway Freight Trains at Chattanooga

The Southern Railway mainline is busy at Chattanooga, Tennessee.  A GP30, SD40 and GP38-2 head up the CNO and TP to Cincinnati with carloads of general merchandise.  Meanwhile, An Atlanta bound fast freight gives us a wave as it passes behind an SD45 and SD40-2.

Siemens Chargers Built in Sacramento, CA

Have you ridden behind or photographed one of the new +Siemens Chargers?  Siemens Chargers pull trains on Brightline, Caltrans Amtrak California Capitol Corridor and Amtrak San Joaquins, WSDOT Amtrak Cascades, Amtrak Midwest, Maryland Transit Administration MARC passenger trains.  SiemensUSA Chargers are built in the USA in Sacramento, CA.

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A Duluth Missabe and Iron Range Taconite Train at Proctor, Minnesota

A Duluth Missabe and Iron Range SD38-2 and SD9 lead a train of taconite from Proctor to Two Harbors, Minnesota for loading on Lake Superior.  The ships of Lake Superior for generations have taken the ore of Minnesota to feed our steel industry.  Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range was once part of US Steel's family of railroads, becoming part of of Transtar in 1988.  Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range is today part of Canadian National.


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CSX Works With ASLRRA to Serve Agriculture

A +CSX  train carries feed grain at Nashville, Tennessee.  CSX supports agriculture by carrying grain for export and by carrying feed grains to feed mills across its system.  CSX works closely with ASLRRA member short line railroads to connect with a vast network of agriculture customers beyond its system.

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A BNSF Train Heads From Seattle to Minneapolis

A BNSF general merchandise train heads from Seattle to Minneapolis.  An ET44C4 and ES44AC lead today's train carrying lumber from Vancouver, BC and automobiles from the Port of Seattle.  Today's train also carries grain hoppers returning from the port to the CO-OPs of the Midwest.

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A Norfolk Southern Train Carries Procter and Gamble Paper Products in Cincinnati

This Norfolk Southern general merchandise train carries paper products from Procter and Gamble in Cincinnati.  Companies such as P and G in Cincinnati keep our railroads and our economy moving forward as they manufacture the household goods we use everyday.

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Railroads of Pittsburgh-A Cornerstone of American Industry

Pittsburgh has long stood as a cornerstone of American industry, at the confluence of the Monongahela and Allegheny into the Ohio River.  Pittsburgh's appetite for iron and ore and its output of steel has made it a key railroad city for generations.  Pittsburgh is long associated with the Pennsylvania Railroad, the Baltimore and Ohio, Chessie System, Conrail, Pittsburgh and Lake Erie, Norfolk Southern, CSX, Canadian National Amtrak, Bessemer and Lake Erie, Union Railroad and many others. Pittsburgh suburb Oakmont is also the headquarters of ASLRRA member Carload Express.

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A Baltimore and Ohio E8 Leads the Capitol Limited at Cumberland, Maryland

A Baltimore and Ohio and E8 leads the Capitol Limited at Cumberland, Maryland. From Cumberland, the Capitol Limited heads towards Pittsburgh and onto Chicago.  Amtrak's Washington DC to Chicago Capitol Limited is the successor to this classic Baltimore and Ohio train.

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Rock Island Locomotives at Blue Island, Illinois

An F7,  GP40 and GP7 head to Denver with a long general merchandise freight at Blue Island. Meanwhile, an FP7 leads the morning commute into Chicago as a lone GP40 receives service before its next run across the Rock Island.  Blue Island was a busy hub of activity on the Rock Island and remains an important yard for Rock Island successor, Iowa Interstate.

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Boston & Maine Locomotives at White River Junction, Vermont

Locomotives of the Boston and Maine await their assignments at White River Junction, Vermont.  The E7 prepares to head south with the Chesire to Boston, as the GP7 and BL2 prepare to take a manifest freight to Springfield.  The 4266 and 4268 F-Units head to Wells River.

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Trains of Iowa-Chicago Great Western and Chicago & North Western

Trains of Iowa served connected agriculture and industry.  Out on the plains, we witnessed mile-long Chicago Great Western trains behind four or even five F-units, with the hum of the motors on refrigerated piggyback trailers as Iowa beef headed to market.  From across the Missouri River at Omaha onto Chicago, Chicago Great Western's eventual successor Chicago and North Western connected the trains of the +Union Pacific.


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A Union Pacific Freight Train Heads For Omaha at North Platte

A +Union Pacific  freight train heads for Omaha at North Platte, Nebraska.  Today's train has carloads bound for interchange with the Chicago and North Western, some of which are destined for +CSX .

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A Central of Georgia Freight Train Carries Swell Plastics Products From Atlanta to Savannah

A Central of Georgia train heads from Savannah to Atlanta behind GP7 and GP18 locomotives. Today's train carries plastic packaging from Sewell Plastics.
Sewell Plastics developed the two-liter bottle for Coca-Cola.  Sewell Plastics is known today as CKS Packaging.  Central of Georgia is part of today's +Norfolk Southern Corp.


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Bangor and Aroostook at Northern Maine Junction, Maine

Bangor and Aroostook served Eastern Maine, connecting its communities and its agriculture and timber industries.  These Bangor and Aroostook locomotives and rolling stock take a brief pause for us at Northern Maine Junction, where Bangor and Aroostook connected to Maine Central. 

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Happy Presidents Day

Happy #PresidentsDay.  Thank you to our founding fathers and to our great Presidents who have served our nation throughout the years.  We look to our Presidents for peace, freedom, liberty and happiness.

Happy 20th Anniversary to Ferromex

Happy 20th Anniversary to Ferromex. A Big Thank you to everyone at #Ferromex for moving the freight that moves North America and the World. #NAFTA #20Aniversario

Happy 215th Birthday to the State of Ohio

Happy 215th Birthday to the state of #Ohio . #Railroads helped build Ohio and keep her growing and strong today. +Norfolk Southern Corp +CSX +Amtrak ASLRRA #railroads #history #HappyBirthday 2/19/18

A Great Northern Grain Train at Fargo, North Dakota

A Great Northern freight train pulled by a Big Sky Blue SD45 and U33C heads west at Fargo, North Dakota.  Today's train carries grain from the Great Plains headed to the Port of Seattle.  The locomotives and the train's many freight cars and caboose are adorned by Great Northern's beloved mascot "Rocky the Goat."

Great Northern helped develop Glacier National Park, and was known for the scenic beauty along its right of way.  Great Northern is part of today's +BNSF Railway.

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Frisco 4-8-2 #1522 on Display at National Museum of Transportation in St. Louis

The Frisco 4-8-2 #1522 was one of America's beloved excursion steam locomotives throughout the late 1980s and into the 1990s.  Across much of the Midwest and the South, many of us saw the Frisco #1522 steam back to life.
As a young railroad artist, I was truly lucky to be one of the faithful at trackside when the 1522 double-headed with the Norfolk and Western 611 on its way to the National Railway Historical Society convention in Atlanta in 1994.  That was truly a once in a lifetime experience.

See the Frisco #1522 on display at the National Museum of Transportation in St. Louis.

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A Canadian National Grain Train Heads to the Port of Vancouver at Edmonton

A Canadian National grain train heads west at Edmonton, Alberta.  Today's train's ultimate destination is the Port of Vancouver.  Railroads such as Canadian National are vital during the harvest, as they transport grain from the Midwest to ports for global trade.

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A Chessie System Coal Train Heads to Cumberland

A Chessie System coal train heads from the Appalachians to Cumberland.  This train's cargo will head on to Pittsburgh to fuel the steel industry.  Chessie System is part of today's +CSX.

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A New Haven Fast Freight Heads From Boston to New Haven

A New Haven fast freight heads from Boston to New Haven.  In charge of today's train is a GP9, an FA1 and an H16-44.  New Haven was an early pioneer of piggyback service, as New Haven's short hauls caused it to operate fast trains from city to city.

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A Glimpse at the Rutland Railroad

Rutland was known as the Green Mountain Gateway.  Rutland connected Vermont, New York and Canada.  Today, we see a Rutland Pacific steam locomotive and Rutland RS3 and 70 tonner locomotives from the diesel era.  Rutland is part of today's ASLRRA member railroads Green Mountain and Vermont Railway.

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A Rock Island SW900 Builds a Train Carrying Harmon Glass at Des Moines, Iowa

A Rock Island switch engine builds a train at Des Moines, Iowa.  Today's train carries architectural glass from Harmon Glass bound for interchange at Chicago with Norfolk and Western, Penn Central and Chessie System.  Harmon Glass is now part of Apogee.  Rock Island's route between Council Bluffs and Chicago is part of ASLRRA member regional railroad Iowa Interstate.

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A Gulf Mobile & Ohio Train carries Crunden-Martin Furniture from St. Louis

A Gulf Mobile and Ohio freight heads from St. Louis to Mobile.  Today's train carries carloads of Crunden-Martin furniture manufactured in the Gateway City.  Crunden-Martin was one of St. Louis's key manufacturers for generations.
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The Northern Pacific North Coast Limited at Livingston, Montana

The Northern Pacific North Coast Limited makes its station stop at Livingston, Montana.  Northern Pacific was known as the "Main Street on the Northwest" and was key in the development of Yellowstone National Park.  Northern Pacific is part of today's +BNSF Railway.  ASLRRA member railroad Montana Rail Link provides first mile/last mile freight service to Montana, Idaho and Washington via the former Northern Pacific.

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A Pennsylvania Railroad Freight Train Heads Towards Chicago at Fort Wayne

This Pennsylvania Railroad freight train heads towards Chicago at Fort Wayne, Indiana.  Today's train has traffic bound for the Soo Line and the Chicago Burlington and Quincy.  Pennsylvania Railroad is part of today's +Norfolk Southern Corp 

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A Ferromex Train Heads From Guadalajara to Mexico City

This Ferromex train moves grain, fuel, machined parts for industry and finished automobiles from #Guadalajara to #MexicoCity. #Ferromex moves the freight that moves North America and the world. #NAFTA


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A Chessie System Train Heads Towards Deshler, Ohio at Gary, Indiana

This Chessie System train heads towards Deshler, Ohio from Gary, Indiana with traffic from Burlington Northern and Chicago and North Western.  Chessie System is part of today's +CSX

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Ocean Network Express Containers on Union Pacific and BNSF at Port of Long Beach

Great to see the new Ocean Network Express (ONE) containers making their way through the Port of Long Beach.  I can't wait to see ONE containers. on +BNSF Railway and +Union Pacific as they travel across America.  Thank you Port of Long Beach, ONE, UP and BNSF for moving the world.