DME 6370, a former Milwaukee Road unit, leads another DME SD40-2 on job B27 as they round a bend near Farmers Park. A blizzard is in full force in SE Minnesota but we are protected behind the blu... (more)
Train 283, led by a trio of blue and yellows, navigates north on CP's River Subdivision as it leaves Weaver Siding behind. Three blue and yellows in the same consist is quite a rare siting in 201... (more)
After a quick depot swap, the yard crew is not on board this 10,000 foot train as it approaches the east end of the Waseca yard. The engineer will pass the west end of the yard and then in a seri... (more)
Lately it seems odd when there are NOT any "foreign" road units on ethanol trains in northern New Jersey. Conrail JR-2 is pulling ethanol empties out of Motiva with DME 6089 and ICE 6411 on a beau... (more)
CP 632 pulls west over the Burnham Bridge onto The Wash while doing work to sort out a bad order car at Muskego Yard.
DM&E SD40-2 6364, the Sleepy Eye unit, waits for a signal at Cragin onto the CP. This former Milwaukee Road unit is very familiar with this area!
Spring is finally starting to take hold across the region as Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern engine 6086 leads an empty K-worm west on the controlled siding while it waits for Amtrak 283 to pass. Once... (more)
A mixed bag of DM&E and ICE leaders pass the old siding for Cargill Salt in Pewaukee as they head west for St. Paul
CP's B91 transfer is crossing the Terminal on a return trip from UP's Armourdale Yard. This transfer is bound for the joint KCS/CP Knoche Yard.
While working Muskego Yard, a trio of SD40-2's lead the days manifest under the 6th Street bridge and onto "The Wash" before backing into the yard for more work.
A former IC&E 40 and a freshly painted CP geep rest in the setting sun as they await their next assignments.
Just hours after being discharged from the hospital following a nasty flu and subsequent diabetes related issues, I just couldn't help but head out and nab CP 281 after learning it sported a trio ... (more)
CP bought the DME and wanted to build a track from Wall SD to the Powder River Basin.
These two workhorses pause for a drink before continuing west from Glenwood with a unit tank train.
Southbound with a quartet of SD40's.
