Amtrak's Empire Builder slows for a stop at North La Crosse, WI behind a former CBQ/BN E8A, a pair of X-GN Fs, and a former NP F. Prior to May 1971, the E unit was a common visitor to La Crosse, b... (more)

On a dreary day before Halloween, Amtrak's Empire Builder pulls into North La Crosse behind a trio of former Great Northern Fs, looking much like pre-Amtrak. This train would take me to Chicago fo... (more)

BN 2522, a former GN GP35 stops at North La Crosse with an eastbound freight for a crew change. The adjacent roundhouse still features a classic Burlington logo.

Amtrak's Empire Builder makes a station stop at North La Crosse, WI in June 1973. This train like other Amtrak trains offered an array of color in this period. In addition to handling passengers a... (more)

Amtrak's Empire Builder made its station stop at North La Crosse on a beautiful June day in 1972, and provided this opportunity for a faux Great Northern Big Sky Blue PR shot in the process. Dome ... (more)

The Empire Builder approaches the La Crosse Amtrak station after entering Wisconsin over the Mississippi and Black River bridges.

Bound for Huron, SD on the RCPE, a freight passes the well maintained depot at La Crosse.

Just another crude train rolling through the swamp south of La Crosse.

The first Trenton, ND to Westville, NJ train of the year rolls through "the swamp" south of downtown La Crosse. Three months later, BNSF has completed controversial double track through... (more)

A loaded ballast train from St Cloud, MN to Walton, MO heads south through Forest Hills Golf Course. No drone required, we are perched on Grandad Bluff.

Work continues on the BNSF double-track project through the swamp in La Crosse, WI. One of three bridges is complete and the remaining two are nearing completion. Ore train from Broeker, MN - Ma... (more)

CP AC4400CW #9634 and CP AC4400CW #9616 provide power to an unidentified Westbound CP train as it crosses Grand Crossing in La Crosse, WI. Photo taken 6/20/15 near MP 280.0 on the CP Tomah Sub.

Work continues on the BNSF double-track project from the North La Crosse Yard to C.P. Graf. Three bridges are being installed in the area known as "The Swamp".