A trio of Dash-2's cough out some smoke, trying to get a 9,000 foot 281 back up to track-speed after a meet at Homer.

Train 637 heads north along the Mississippi River just south of Winona, MN. This train swapped power with CP 276 in LaCrescent, MN.

One of my older shots, 636 roaring through Homer on a spectacular November morning, with a jaw dropping lash-up of 2 ex Milwaukee SD40-2's and a rare StL&H dash 2.

A matched trio of blue and yellow head down river with a loaded ethanol train.

CP 283 rolls to a stop as it comes into Homer where it will meet CP 580 before getting on the move again.

Now thats a one-unit-wonder I'll be fine with! DM&E 6054 motors through Homer with a 79 car empty hopper train.

On the drive home from work I heard the BNSF 8133 West getting permission to head west from LaCrescent, MN on the CP River Sub. A quick U-turn was in order since BNSF SD60Ms are rare on the CP. ... (more)

Running only several hundred feet behind 499, 811 pulls down to Homer west where it will await a restricting to follow 499. Both 499 and 811 held the main at Homer to let 580 by allowing them to b... (more)

Nipping at 171's heels was 809, coal empties heading back to Wyoming. They sure had the order right on this consist!

After kicking off some riders at Donehower, 171 is on its way west with 4 SD40-2's in some beautiful evening sunlight.

G69 (La Crosse, WI - Winona, MN) eases towards the west end of Homer siding. Due to traffic in the area, they would be stuck there for quite some time. After a cab ride into Winona for lunch, th... (more)

To conclude my "A Day in North America" I was rewarded with Soo 6048 and CP 5926 making great time up the River with a rather shot 499. Here they are seen highballing through Homer on their way to... (more)

Running at restricted speeds, 283 crawls up the main at Homer. Meanwhile train 170 is just entering the east end of the siding. Sure is great to see a pair of nice looking SD60's together.

A westbound DM&E train with a colorful consist is taking the siding at Homer to wait for an eastbound CP freight before doing some work in Winona.

Now that beaver got burned! The side of the lead locomotive shows what a little too much heat can do to a paint job. This high priority train is crawling through the siding at Homer while a work... (more)