Empty Unit Coal Train from the Columbia Power Plant near Portage, WI crosses the Black River on its trip back west. (Canon EOS20D, 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM)
Empty coal hoppers cycle back west for another load. This train serves the Columbia generating plant near Portage and is handed back to the BNSF in the Twin Cities.
As the ice floats down the Mississippi River during the first cold weather of the season, the empty coal train from the Columbia Power Plant near Portage, WI heads towards St. Paul. (Canon EOS20D... (more)