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Doing the hustle

Union Pacific No. 6945 hustles past the railroad park in Rochelle, Ill., with double-stacked K-Line containers from Global 3. Photo by Sean Valk […]

Morning sunlight glints off a Canadian National freight train rolling across Broadway in Waukesha, Wis., in August 2011. The train left Chicago in the wee hours and is headed for western Canada. Photo by Matt Van Hattem […]

In a word: Wow!

On July 2, 1994, a Montana Rail Link local heads east at Manhattan, Mont., with an incredible SD9/SD9/SD9/SD9/GP9/GP35/GP9/GP9 lashup. Photo by Tom Danneman […]

Rolling by rocks

A southbound Canadian National freight rolls through a limestone quarry in Waukesha, Wis., in August 2011. Stone, sand, and gravel make up the largest source of originating traffic on Wisconsin railroads. Photo by Matt Van Hattem […]

Autumn in Montana

Montana Rail Link’s Missoula-Laurel manifest freight rolls through Bearmouth, Mont., on Sept. 2, 2003. This is MRL’s 3rd Subdivision which is from Helena to Missoula. Photo by Tom Danneman […]

Overnight stay

Illinois Railway Museum’s Burlington E5 No. 9911-A, and the Nebraska Zephyr occasionally makes an appearance outside of the museum. On Sept. 29, 1993, the set overnights on the Wisconsin Central in Burlington, Wis. Photo by Tom Danneman […]

Morning bath

Union Pacific No. 7875 heads east through Rochelle, Ill., bathed in bright morning light. Photo by Sean Valk […]

Going In Reverse

Long hood first, Wisconsin Central SD45 No. 7514 leads the rock train southbound through Vernon, Wis., on Jan. 2, 2007. Photo by Karl Riek […]

Hear that lion roar

A westbound Z-train roars through West Chana, Ill., on the BNSF Aurora Sub. Photo by Nathan Beecher […]

Flying through the countryside

An Alta Velocidad Espanola train soars through Cordoba, Spain, on March 21, 2010. AVE, as it’s known, is also the Spanish word for “bird.” Photo by Brian Solomon […]

Rusting tracks at LaSalle

Abandoned tracks into large passenger train station in urban area

Today, it’s a busy Metra station, but on Sept. 27, 1979, LaSalle Street Station in downtown Chicago was a place for rust and weeds. An extended strike crippled the Rock Island Railroad, leading to the desolate scene. Photo by Ralcon Wagner […]