D&NE, Duluth and Northeastern, SW1 32 ex-EJ&E 234 switching the Potlatch Plant at Cloquet, Minnesota. April 6, 2000. Jack D Kuiphoff photo ©
MD&W S-2's 19 - 18, at International Falls, Minnesota. April 11, 2000. Jack D Kuiphoff photo © 18, is ex-Toledo Terminal 103 19, is ex-B&O 500
2816 approaches La Crescent as it nears the end of the Marquette Sub. Seriously couldn't have asked for better light on this train.
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.
A Union Pacific local is seen resting in their yard at Albert Lea, MN.
The Empress - CP 2816 - gets to call it a day and spend the night in Thief River Falls. Tomorrow is a relatively short run up to Winnipeg along the route of the Soo Line's Winnipeger which last r... (more)
LTV Steel 4201 - 4202 - 4207, with empies at Cramer, Minnesota. April 12, 2000. Jack D Kuiphoff photo ©
CP 2816 leads the Final Spike tour train North near LaCrescent in some beautiful storm lighting.
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)
With a fresh load of steaming iron ore CN (DM&IR) SD40-3 404 is leaving Mountain Iron, Minnesota, and heading south to Two Harbors Minnesota. October 1, 2006. Jack D Kuiphoff © photo
In a dramatic scene, 2816 heads up the last few miles of the Marquette Sub as the sky opened up, making for some incredible stormlight on the final stretch to La Crescent.
After a perfectly executed meet with eastbound train 246, CP 2816 leans into the banked curve at Donehower West and into the setting sun.
After a tumultuous afternoon trying to get out of Iowa, the clouds opened up as CP 2816 heads north into La Crescent in stunning evening light.
CP 4-6-4 "Hudson" #2816 leads CPKC 41B through La Crescent, MN while pulling the Final Spike Tour back home to Calgary, Alberta on 7/1/24.
