CP 8876, a former Vancouver Olympics unit (2010), leads a tank car train west through Dakota, MN along the Mississippi River after leaving La Crescent, MN en route to St. Paul.

As I saw action red rounding the corner, I of course assumed it was just another Canadian Pacific GE, but as it approached and passed, I quickly realized that was a Kansas City Southern in the lea... (more)

LTA41 is about to roll underneath the newly constructed (at the time) I-90/Hwy 14/61 interchange East of Dakota, MN. Soon they'll roll across the Mississippi River and start the Wisconsin portion... (more)

CPKC Train 541 heads westbound along the Mississippi River through Dakota, MN. on a beautiful summer evening.

A CPKC loaded Ballast Train heads westbound along the Mississippi River through Dakota, MN. on a beautiful summer afternoon.

519 leads the westbound Borealis through Dakota. A first for me, as I had never shot an Amtrak dash 8 before. Unsurprisingly, people were already camped out at this spot well in advance for 2816's... (more)

NS SD70ACe 1035 leads CPKC 254 East along the Mississippi in Dakota.

CPKC Train 553 rolls north along the Mississippi River following train 261.

CPKC Train 261 rolls north along the Mississippi River after completing work at River Junction.

CPKC 261 rolls north along the Mississippi River.

Empty unit oil train heads north along the Mississippi River on the CPKC River Subdivision after exiting the CPKC Marquette Subdivision a few miles back.

CPKC 254 rolls north along the Mississippi River after doing work at La Crosse, WI. Next stop is Homer, MN where they will wait for their eastbound counterpart (254) to clear the ex-DM&E at Minne... (more)

Lots of yellow for a Canadian Pacific manifest...

The 5+ hour late Empire Builder is seen rolling through eastern Minnesota along the Mississippi River on its way to Chicago Union Station. The fall colors are starting to show up in this area on a... (more)