Now thats a lash-up! Seems the BNSF is becoming more and more interesting again by they day. BNSF 8113 and CN 5691 head a westbound stack onto Double track at Winona Junction, hot on the tail of H... (more)

A pure CSXT SD50 is on the point of loaded coke train 800. sure was getting tricky to snatch nose-light at this time of day.

Staring straight into a clear, the hogger keeps his 7,900 foot train rolling at every bit of 50. It's scenes like this that keep the River Sub such a great place to photograph trains.

After waiting for hotshot #199 to blast by on the mainline, train #283 gets back underway with an HLCX leaser leading the way. On a day where the temp was 96 and it felt like 106, I'm sure the cre... (more)

First train of the day is a T-Bird arriving at Fairlane with DMIR 406 and 212.

past meet the present. A bandit GP40 still wearing some pretty ratty looking Milwaukee Road dress, is passed by a 4 pack of bright red Canadian Pacific GE's.

After kicking off some riders at Donehower, 171 is on its way west with 4 SD40-2's in some beautiful evening sunlight.

Train #271 slowly brings it up to C.P. Goodview to meet a pair of eastbound trains before continuing west. Always is great to see an ex Milwaukee Road unit on the former Milwaukee Mainline. Note: ... (more)

A great looking GMTX leaser skirts past the Peerless Chain Co. as it heads 15 loaded sand gondolas for the yard. I had been meaning to catch this unit in good light, with an actual train and today... (more)

Swinging back onto double track, train H-NSINTW rolls west into the evening sun behind NS 6771, 6710, and 8742.

Reminders of the past. An ex Milwaukee Road SD40-2 leads 487-13 past a portion on the remaining jointed rail from when this line was double track. That jointed rail sure has seen better days, and ... (more)

Catching the last rays of sun, 299 thunders west with 2 classic CP SD40-2's leading the way. Due to a meet at Homer with 298 and a slow order just prior to the siding, Amtrak 7 was delayed by abou... (more)

A blue and yellow trio rumbles up river, as a barge slowly floats its way south.

G-ABECSX, ethanol loads for the CSX in Chicago throttle east after getting the o.k. over the thumper detector.

After a full day of dreary weather, the sun breaks out just in time for some shots of 637/487 departing MC Junction. Some awesome looking skies loom over the 5-pack of SD40-2's leading the combine... (more)