CP's B73 local rolls out its final miles on the Nitrin Sub passing the Quad Cities Exelon Generation Station just north of Cordova.

Canadian Pacific's B73 "Nitrin Job" is seen rolling across the Illinois farmland just north of Cordova, IL with a pair of SOO Line GP38-2s. What was once a fleet of 68 units has dwindled... (more)

CP's "Nitrin Job" heads north along the Mississippi River through the small town of Port Byron. Todays train hosts a pair of Soo Line GP38-2s and eight cars to serve the three industries just nort... (more)

Canadian Pacific's B73 local, commonly known as the Nitrin Job, finds the early morning sun at MP 4 just east of Hampton, IL. Todays train has a pair of SOO Line GP38-2s and 8 tank cars to serve t... (more)

SOO 4410 and 4442 westbound through Plymouth, MN on the H41. Here they are at MP 14 just after passing under Schmitt Lake Road.

SOO duo 4410 and 4442 westbound through Medina, MN.

I took advantage of the frozen lake to get a different vantage point on this bridge. Two Soo Line GP38-2s make a nice sight on a clear winter day.

After letting westbound train 497 get around them, the wayfreight is getting underway again on the siding in Eden Valley with two Soo Line GP38-2s on point.

Getting a roster of a white SOO engine is a home run in my book!

A relatively clean SOO diesel works a cut of empty stack cars at the east end of Bensenville Yard on a beautiful summer morning.

In a midst of several trains the dispatcher had to thread across the rails on this Friday afternoon, including a pair of long-distance passenger trains, the lowly patrol finds some room to roam re... (more)

Heavy snowfall from a winter storm has caused more work for the crew of Soo 4410 as the switch into Wabasha yard needs to be cleared before the local can be taken off the main.

Soo Line 4410 leads the local through a blizzard of snow as it heads down the yard track to the Wabasha, Minnesota yard office. Local residents try to keep up with the snowfall as the snowblow dur... (more)