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This is at the end of the tail track in the BNSF Yard at Longview, TX. This car is only 3 feet from ending up in the middle of an intersection of a busy thoroughfare.
This train is running at max track speed, 59 mph, as it bends into the curve at Mahoney road, just south of 91st street, Clarendon Hills, IL. I took this picture standing on top of my work truck and the view through the zoom lens was exciting to say the least. This little known spot is excellent...
The location is Willow Springs, Illinois. The Main Line passed what was then a small Santa Fe Industrial park. It is now home to a huge UPS sorting facility. This mainline track was moved about a 1/4 mile South and raised to to accommodate the facility and the crossing of Willow Springs Road.
Train199 crossing the swing bridge over the Sanitary and Ship canal in Lemont, IL. Taken from about 1/4 mile away with a 70-200 Nikor and a 2x doubler.
ATSF 15656 behind LBFX continuous welded rail cars, "Ribbon Cars," heading down the SCAX Olive Sub at Jefferson St. L.B. Foster Company Cars.
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