SOO in SOO Territory After a couple hours shuffling cars in the yard, SOO 6044 and CP 6251 finally depart "TR Falls" at 1600 and start the trek down the Detroit Lakes subdivision to Glenwoo... (more)

SOO 6053 East breaks the early morning shadows as it approaches Milwaukee on this -12 degree morning.

A frozen SOO SD60 has received the signal from CP Tower 17 and begins its short trip to the BRC and ultimately, NS' Calumet Yard.

Climbing the stiff grade back to the CHI-MKE mainline out of Muskego Yard, SOO 6053 and her CP mate pass over 1st St. and will soon call up the C&M Dispatcher to give counts and ask for a light so... (more)

Beautifully restored Soo Line FP7A 2500A leads ex-Missabe SD-M 316 south with 117 empty Detroit Edison coal cars coming out of storage. The ice cold blue of Lake Superior is visible after the ice ... (more)

Normally stored during the winter, a mechanical issue with the Lake Superior Railroad Museum's Missabe SD18 193 forced Soo 2500A into service. Here the stunning FP7A leads ex-Missabe 316 south wit... (more)

Often times you get to see foreign power on the ethanol trains along the Hudson and it was to catch this Soo 6043 and CP 6093 lashup.

In what seemed like an impossibility, I was able to sneak out of work for a few minutes after a text message heads up said they were on their way east. Shortly after this shot, the wing of the ... (more)

280 and 288 wait their turns at "the steps" in Bensenville.

SOO Bandit GP40 2066 sits in Bensenville Yard.

For the first time in about a year and a half, a Soo Line SD60 is captured by my camera lens. With an air temperature of -3, SOO 6053 and CP 5958 lead eastbound train #280 through Lake Forest.

Northbound local out of Davenport crosses the Bud Creek on its way to Sabula. SOO geeps are alive and well around the Quad Cities area running back n forth on locals 24/7.

CP local B67 with SOO 4409 & DME 3834 head back west on the main along the small yard at Savanna as they begin the days work.

Our recent stretch of cold and snowy weather is a good excuse to stay inside and "dig" through old photographs. Here's one I came across from Halloween morning a few years ago of seven EMDs leadi... (more)

Just about every trip I ever took to the Twin Cities involved at least one afternoon of sitting alongside the track near the Bluff. It was a great spot with lots of traffic from most area carriers... (more)