A road weary 9500-series AC4400 leads this westbound freight up the River Sub towards St. Paul.

The NYC, known as the Water Level Route, looks right at home heading west along the Mississippi with train 283.

A trio of GP 20C ECOs lead local H 20 along open water on Lake Pepin both of which add a decent amount of color to a very white landscape.

Wabasha Patrol along Lake Pepin

The sun poked through with seconds to spare for a sharp looking pair of INRD SD9043MACs. This empty coke train is headed for Flint Hills Resources in Rosemount, MN.

Connecting Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan with the Belt Railway of Chicago's Clearing Yard; 498 follows the Emprire Builder towards the Windy City.

Three P42DC's lead a slightly late-running Empire Builder through the sweeping curves at Maple Springs. The Mississippi River has provided plenty of moisture for overnight hoarfrost on the landsca... (more)

INRD 9011, 9001 lead 74 loads of coke down the CP River Sub back to Indiana.

Canadian Pacific 8552 leads its train after dusk up the River Sub towards St. Paul along a cold Mississippi River.

CP 8774 leads a St. Paul-bound manifest towards the Twin Cities.

The Empire Builder skirts the banks of the Mississippi River on its way to Chicago.

Canadian Pacific Railway train 283 sweeps through one of the trademark S curves along Lake Pepin with a bright blue CEFX leaser in control. Thanks go to all the other railfans who have used this ... (more)

The lines on the frozen river were just incredible this morning as an old Milwaukee Road bandit heads east thru Maple Springs with a train for Kansas City.

CP's road local between St. Paul and La Crosse used to be handled by a pair of GP38/40 units. Times have changed and six axle power seems to be the norm for 580/581. However it is good to see on... (more)

Amtrak 156 cruises along the Mississippi River at Maple Springs, pulling a Friends of 261 special excursion along the former Milwaukee Road main line between Minneapolis and Chicago.