With the Northern Lights overhead, the T004 picks up grain from Zenda on its way to Chicago.

WAMX 6024 and 6029 roll over State Highway 120 as they cruise down Stateline Hill with 67 grain loads bound for the BRC in tow. Despite the 6024 having been painted about a year ago, the lettering... (more)

The T006 crew normally handles the Madison to Janesville train, but today’s mission is different: assembling a unit grain train bound for the BRC. While these grain trains are typically 105 cars... (more)

WSOR T004R is in the process of performing some switching in Zenda. Leading the way is one of the former UP SD60M's that the railroad acquired. Fast forward two months and the 6025 is now in WSOR ... (more)

WICT 901 passes some billboards near the Hwy 120 overpass just east of Zenda, WI. This test train will terminate at Fox Lake, IL after a 10 mph jaunt from Janesville. I think the billboards are st... (more)

Wisconsin and Southern grain extra is south of Zenda. They had 50 cars from Bardwell and another 50 from Zenda heading down the Fox Lake sub to the Belt.

WSOR's new 40th anniversary unit rests in Zenda tied down with T2.

L351 is about two miles West of Zenda. Once they get to town, they will set their covered hoppers out at the Farm City elevator.

WAMX 4173 leads a rare daylight T001 through Zenda and passed a local corn elevator switcher.

SOO 1003 heads east on WSOR to Chicago for Metra/Shriners special events.

Waiting in a field near the Wisconsin/Illinois border, I hear the faint whistle of a steam locomotive. She's close, I can feel the rumble. Blowing for every crossing in between me and it, the smok... (more)

WSOR SD40-2 4005 leads a rare daylight T1 west through Zenda.

Headed back to Chicago after a weekend of day trips to and from Madison, WI, the Varsity passes the General Electric 50-tonner owned by the local grain elevator. Interestingly enough, SLRG 515 an... (more)

The CRSA special heads west at the IL/WI state line.

Northbound Chicago - Janesville crosses over Rte 120 just north of the Illinois / Wisconsin border. The train is just a few miles east of Zenda where they ended up clipping an unoccupied vehicle t... (more)