BN 3100 is eastbound past the tower at Grand Crossing in Lacrosse, WI in October of 1986. The train is crossing the ex-MILW mainline. The tower, amazingly, has been preserved.

A hasty repaint leads as a Union Pacific local uses trackage rights to head west past the La Crosse depot.

BN 2757 switches the north side of La Crosse in January of 1993.

Bringing up the rear of the North Coast Hiawatha at North La Crosse, former Denver Zephyr dome obs Silver Veranda adds a touch of class to the rear of the train. It provides the only visual eviden... (more)

The Amtrak Empire Builder has made its station stop for passengers, crew change and minor servicing on a beautiful June morning in 1972. BN E8 9943, painted in full BN passenger colors, leads the ... (more)

MILW E9 no. 35C gets its face washed at North La Crosse, WI as the North Coast Hiawatha (Amtrak) makes a station stop for passengers, a crew change, and water for the locomotive tanks. During the ... (more)

Milwaukee 576, an RSC-2 rebuilt into a low nose RSC-2.5 or 2M, shows off its damage at La Crosse, WI in July 1972. The unit was damaged on its train as it passed by Eau Claire Sand & Gravel after ... (more)

BN 2976 is heading into La Crosse, WI in October of of 1991. This view of the Mississippi River valley is from the Grandad's Bluff overlook.

BN 7865 departs Lacrosse, WI with a hot piggyback train in October of 1986.

Busy Yard, Sometimes That Is: La Crosse is one of those places on the CP where there either isn't much going on, or everything happens at once. Today, just before sunset, 471 has made their... (more)

One Big Crew Shuttle: Late morning finds 198, or "The Princess Train" as it's often called, coming across the Black River Drawbridge. 198 will stop briefly at the crew depot to dr... (more)

BN 2976 leads a northbound freight past the site of the old passenger depot in a shot taken from Grandad Bluff in Lacrosse, WI in October of 1991.

Glistening Chinese Red brightens the day as former CB&Q GP7 256, now BN 1612 soaks up some sun at the BN North La Crosse, WI roundhouse. Decked out with a Mars light and GP7 plaque, Burlington's s... (more)

BN 8014 brings a piggyback train past the site of the old passenger depot in La Crosse, WI in October of 1986. The view from above is courtesy of an overview in Grandad Bluff Park.

Fore! BN 8014 leads a piggyback train thru the golf course at the base of Grandad Bluff. I understand this viewpoint is now accessible again after being fenced off for quite a while.