A bandit sandwhiched between two flares. Not too bad for the St. Paul - La Crosse local.

Even though the paint job leaves a lot to be desired, I couldn't resist shooting a train with EMDs leading.

DME train 171 heads north towards its final destination of St. Paul, MN.

A nice array of engines for CP train 499 as it heads north along the Mississippi River.

Nice to see the SD-60 leading the crappy-looking GE!

Another short 171 heads north on the CP. Since splitting the traffic between four trains (170/171, 270/271) and returning the Chicago-bound traffic back to routing across Northern Illinois, these... (more)

487 heads north towards Goodview, MN and a DM&E crew. Another 487 left Goodview an hour or so earlier and after getting this photo, I headed out on the DM&E Waseca Subdivision searching for a sho... (more)

What more needs to be said? Three SOO SD60s says it all!

This train was a suprise that resulted in additional miles on the truck. After shooting DM&E trains in Minnesota, I was back in Wisconsin and on my way home when I ran into 637. After seeing the... (more)

A late-running 271 passes the cottages along the Mississippi River as it heads north on the CP River Subdivision.

The engineer eases 171 past the conductor and Winona County Sheriff personnel who looking for two hitchhikers. An eastbound train saw one of the hitchhikers as they rolled past 171. I did a roll... (more)

A colorful array of engines! The crew of 487 died on hours in the Donehower siding. The crew of G69 (La Crosse - Winona) cabbed down from their train parked in the Homer siding and took 487 to G... (more)

A loaded unit ethanol train making its way along the Mississippi River.