The DPU of an eastbound (south by compass along the river) ore train has just passed under the overlook at Mississippi Palisades State Park and follows the rest of the train into Savanna. The hig... (more)

It started out Thursday afternoon as rain, and then snow mixed in. When the precip turned to all snow, the flakes were the size of potato chips. The snow stuck to every little twig on every tree... (more)

'He leadeth me beside the still waters'… part II. The last time I was at this overlook at Mississippi Palisades State Park last October, I captured a beautiful scene ( http://www.railpictures.net... (more)

A BNSF westbound manifest (compass northbound along the Mississippi River) passes beneath the bluffs of Mississippi Palisades State Park as the setting sun lights up the limestone cliffs.