Blasting past the old, stylish depot towards Alma, Wisconsin.

Frost covers prairie grass as this coal train pulls into Xcel Energy's plant.

Tinder dry leaves cling to trees for one of the last fall shots this year.

The Wild Thing roller coaster spans the sky in Valley Fair Amusement Park. This Geep deals with grain cars just west of UP's Valley Park Yard.

This locomotive typically lurks in the shadows, pushing and pulling ADM tankers and grain hoppers.

Seemingly untouched.

Here is this lil switcher up close. A little worse for wear since this photo http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=136480

Birds got late warning of this vehicle train as it approached. I barely got ahead of it for this shot.

Amtrak is lending power to tomorrow's excursion of the 261 down to Winona, MN.

A GP 10 and GP40 pull 6 cars around the wye on their way to Monticello, MN.

A look through the trees at CP and Soo EMD power.

The colors of the locomotive match the trees and grass.

Advancing far enough to access the run-around track, a hi-rail crane reaches into the background.

I found this train after picking up my camera from the repair shop. Fall colors are popping up in the cities.

This section of the "Grand Rounds" provides a peek at Shoreham.