A lovely looking CSX SD40-2 crawls into Winona on coke train #804.

The day started out slow, very slow. We didnt find a train for over 2 hours and then decided to head to CP's River Sub. Little did we know that our luck was about to change when we found out that ... (more)

A loaded Columbia coal train heads east through Wabasha, MN.

A pair of Candy Apple Red GP38-2's haul 581 west on the River Sub.

After SOO 6054 failed in route, the crew had to rearrange the power placing the third unit in the lead. They're seen at Maple Springs as they try and gain speed, down one unit.

CP 282 rolls through Lake City behind a nice mix of power. The trains slowing to enter Lakeview siding and let Amtrak by. They also need to switch the power around to replace the lead unit which... (more)

Three units is common on the Empire Builder in the winter. Number 8 is seen running through Maple Springs with the Lake City elevator in the background.

An MRL SD40-2XR and a pair of candy apple Soo SD60's race westward through Minnesota City on empty coke train #891.

IC&E 6432 battles an intense snow storm as it heads train #276 out of Winona. Check out the icicles hanging on the ICE motor...

Matched SP power heads east on the CP River Sub with a train of crude oil.

After meeting its counterpart at Homer, #277 rumbles into Winona behind a 5 pack of dash 2's.

An nice looking snoot-nose leaser heads 276 through Winona on a November afternoon. The trio is giving it all they can, as they throttle to track speed.

A first for me, two SD45-Bodied CITX motors on the same train! CITX 2794 and 2796 are in charge of a 70 car #277, slowing for the DM&E connection at Tower CK.

One of my older shots, 636 roaring through Homer on a spectacular November morning, with a jaw dropping lash-up of 2 ex Milwaukee SD40-2's and a rare StL&H dash 2.

A nice pair of SOO geeps leads 580 along the Mississippi River as it approaches La Crosse.