CPKC 261 (Kansas City - St. Paul) heads north on the River Subdivision after meeting southbound counterpart 260 in the Donehower siding.

The St. Paul to La Crosse local freight train is barking down the River Sub. The crew is highballing straight in from Midland behind 2nd 148. The lead GP38 you could hear coming for a ways. The tr... (more)

LTA41 takes the siding at Donehower on a beautiful Sunday evening, with a sharp looking SD62E overhaul in the lead. Upon reaching Tower CK in Winona, the train will shove into the UP yard, and the... (more)

Empty coal train from the Columbia Generating Plant near Portage, WI makes its way west up the CP River Sub towards St. Paul, MN. At St. Paul a BNSF crew will take over the train for forwarding t... (more)

Dragging out of the siding with an ailing CIT leaser trailing, an IC&E Kansas City, MO-St Paul, MN freight continues north to the Twin Cities.

CP train 3GPS heads into the blazing golden hour sunlight as it races up the Mississippi River for St Paul and points west.

The CP has drug some old time veterans out to power some of their work trains around the system here in 2020! Here s couple old 40's head up this loaded rail train CWR-19 as they make their way no... (more)

With a rare visitor up front, CP 298 is rolling down the siding track at Donehower to meet one. You can see the conductor in the nose window, ready to toss a water bottle out the door.

An empty potash train rolls thru Donehower on the main enroute back towards Chicago. With the CP change in management, I have noticed the CP US lines have been seeing alot more run thru foreign po... (more)

What else could be asked for today? Clear skies, good power, and a relaxing day along the river allowed me to take a break from college life on this lovely November 25th day.

The cab in the lead unit was full as the Empire Builder heads for its next stop in Winona. They lost a bit of time at River Junction as the dispatcher had no choice other than to run them through... (more)

A bandit sandwhiched between two flares. Not too bad for the St. Paul - La Crosse local.

Even though the paint job leaves a lot to be desired, I couldn't resist shooting a train with EMDs leading.

CP 199 is hot out of River Junction as it heads towards Homer and a meet with Amtrak's Empire Builder. Lead unit 9678, from the CP's second order of AC4400s, is looking a little long in the tooth... (more)