Union Pacific's North Platte, NE to West Colton, CA manifest meets it's eastbound counterpart in Weber Canyon just west of Devil's Slide. The Ferromex ES44AC was a welcome addition to a typically ... (more)

The last time we were here these units were newly painted and beautiful but not active. Here they're not quite as pretty but they are rolling south to toward Beehunter to pick up loads from India... (more)

The head end of MPRSS has crested the Knapp Hill. It will mostly be down hill from here into the St. Croix River valley and into Minnesota.

On a beautiful afternoon, the MPRSS starts its assent up the Knapp Hill. He is rolling again after swapping power with an empty potash a few miles back. Sounded as though there may have been the f... (more)

A pair of INRD 90's have been doing the honors for the CP this week move their hotshot train 182/183 between Bensenville, IL, and Minneapolis, MN. This pair and a CP GE rumble eastbound in the ear... (more)

A pair of INRD SD9043MAC's lead CP 183 towards St. Paul Minnesota through smoke thrown out by a passing CP manifest

A clean EMD SD9043MAC and a GE tourist from south of the border team up to haul Union Pacific's North Platte, NE to West Colton, CA manifest west out of Salt Lake City.

Shortly before the clouds and snow catch up to us, we catch one more westbound working through the beautiful Glenshire area of Donner Pass.

CP 183 pulls down the west runner to shove into the yard. This is the third trip the INRD's have made on this train.

UP SD9043MAC #8004 thunders eastward past a granary at Biggs, OR with a general manifest freight train.

The El Centro gets going and heads under famous Pepper Avenue in Colton, CA. The SD9043MAC is in fact the DPU and will help the train over Beaumont Hill as it heads on the fairly short run to Impe... (more)

Portland-bound potash loads join the Columbia River at Wallula, Washington, a location which has long been a center of commerce. In the early 1800s this was the site of Fort Nez Percés, an import... (more)

CP's been running a lot of crazy consists with all the lease power they have, never did I expect to see two of these in the Twin Cities. Thankfully a late winter snow storm covered the area the d... (more)

Another shot of CP 9143 leading 223 North to Winnipeg. This time we get a couple of more railfans in this shot, and we can see more of the side of the SD9043MAC.