BNSF 6974 leads a hot stack train East on the Aurora Sub.

Many people enjoyed a warmer October weekend along the upper Mississippi. Hunters, fishermen, and tourists were out in full force on or along the river. Hunters, fishermen, and tourists were out i... (more)

BNSF 3871 leads S TACLPC eastbound past Lock and Dam #9 in Lynxville, WI during golden hour. Taken on the Aurora Subdivision.

The BNSF leased alot of junk power after the merger. The railroad needed alot of power to help thru the struggles they had moving freight. Some of the leasers were these ex-ATSF C30-7s that came f... (more)

Machines of war fall into formation behind the high command of BNSF orange, spearheading eastbound military special U FTLPAD1 15M across the causeway at Cold Springs Landing near Lynxville, WI. Th... (more)

Seems the BNSF is moving alot of power around and alot of it is heading for the Northern Transcon in this early part of March 2021. Traffic seems to be up and railroads are trying to keep up. Here... (more)

A loaded grain train bound for Galveston, TX, rolls along the fairly frozen Mississippi River at Lynxville. This load out of Superior is using an old gal to help out as the 631 looks like a tired ... (more)

About hour ahead of their designated schedule time from South Seattle, this hotshot Chicago bound Z-train makes good time rumbling down the Aurora Sub. The train passes thru Lynxville on main #1 a... (more)

This Portland to Chicago Q-train rumbles along the Mississippi River on this beautiful Sunday morning. Hard to believe this...but couple old timers lead this expedited traffic along the Aurora Sub... (more)

Family vacation up to my in-law's trailer near Harpers Ferry this week allowed for some interesting shooting locations. Unfortunately I didn't make the most out of it cause the timing of trains di... (more)

The local out of LaCrosse hammers thru the crossovers at CP 254, Lynxville. The train will do a few smalls tops on their way south. The train's next stop is a Prairie du Chien, then onto East Dubu... (more)

As the BN started getting DP-AC power, they started messing around with DP-ing heavy units trains across their network. Late in 1995 they started testing stuff out on their taconite trains out of ... (more)

Westbound stack train #7 blast thru Lynxville on the BN Aurora Sub. The red number boards on the 5098 designates that unit was upgraded to either 3300 or 3600 horses by BN in the early 90's. BN di... (more)

An eastbound Burlington Northern freight powered by a pair of LMX (General Electric Leasing) GE B39-8s passes through Lynxville, Wisconsin, on the perfect autumn day of October 12, 1991.

This southbound mixed freight scores the "lash of the day" title with BNSF, CSX, NS, ex-BN, and ex-SOO power for an 7-locomotive power consist southbound along the Mississippi.