B66 bounces down the Rockford Branch, heading south to Davis Junction, where it will perform the day's switching duties.

The DME 4001 and SOO 2016 head south through the town of New Millford, 4001's P5 singing beautifully on this cool, crisp morning.

B66 progresses through downtown Rockford, after switching at the yard.

In Camp Grant, the B66 local heads south down IR's Rockford Branch, bound for Davis Junction. In charge is DME 4001, one of the units that was involved in the fatal wreck in Bettendorf, IA. Second... (more)

Couldn't ask for a better way to spend my Thanksgiving and birthday! A westbound freight crosses back onto the mainline and continues west after meeting an eastbound freight at the Dodge Center s... (more)

Couldn't ask for a better way to spend my Thanksgiving and birthday! I assumed the DM&E would be quiet on Thanksgiving day but instead was treated to this almost perfect lash-up of blue and yello... (more)

With 6068 "Joe Chulick" in the lead, CP 170 notches up out of the yard limits at River Junction with 11,050 tons on the drawbar.

Our second DME lead train in under an hour, the City of Pierre slams Donehower West at track speed... under the late fall colors of the Mississippi River Valley.

The 576 train passes the foundation of Culver Tower where the MILW mainline diverged from the Rock Island. NREX 7223 is on the Rock Island main.

Beautiful morning light is what I like for taking photographs, but the low sun angle can cause too much glare on these beautiful locomotives.

A three man crew enjoys a nice summer evening with the door open as they lead their westbound freight into the siding at Dodge Center, MN. They will meet an eastbound before proceeding further we... (more)

DME train 277 round the curve near Lake Benton, MN

With all the lease power, it has become extremely difficult to catch pure DME/ICE power on the former DM&E. Having not spent time alot of time shooting them before CP took over, it was nice to ca... (more)

The daily 277 train struggles up and out of New Ulm, Minnesota. The four SD40-2's made quite a racket while doing their job. Here they are running through an intersection near the 3M Plant.

With the crew close to dying on hours, the 10mph speed restriction didnt help things out. Eventually, a crew off the Huron Sub would have to bring the train another couple miles to its destination... (more)