CN 5423 leads L517 into Downing Jct.

Job 82 crosses the Eau Claire River Bridge on the return trip from Bayport. This was a gauntlet bridge for most of the 20th century.

CN L574 heads back east towards Chippewa Falls after servicing the Countryside Cooperative elevator in Cylon.

ORPTS leans into a curve between Merrillan and Black River Falls with CSXT 4011-5392-8350-UP 7280 for power. I had seen about 2 minutes of sun the entire morning, so it was miraculous when the sun... (more)

A Tier IV EMD leads an empty coke train across the Altoona Sub.

LTS83 tackles the stiff grade out of the Chippewa River Valley. This job usually uses regular road power, so the GP40-2 leader is a rare sight.

UP 1825 and 1990 lead LTS82B back east with a couple of empty plastic pellet hoppers from Andersen Windows in tow. These units were built as the CNW 6871 and 6857 respectively.

L574 rolls through a cut west of Downing Jct on the return trip to CF Yard.

LTS81 rolls west towards Menards and the Co-op with a trio of SD40Ns for power.

A South St. Paul based helper set shoves a large MSSBU into Sono Jct.

A pair of old Oakways lead the nightly L516 back east to Stevens Point. Nice to see the landscape start to green up again, and the 60s still holding down this job.

An empty coke train makes its way through Lake Elmo with a great looking SD40-2 on the point.

After sitting in the siding at Hersey for 24 hours, LTS82B is back on the move again.

L574 returns to Chippewa Falls after working the Big River Resources ethanol plant in Boyceville.

CP 2816-1401-4107 lead 40B out of St. Paul Yard on the Red Rock Industrial Lead.