With 6 loads of lumber and drywall from the CP interchange, Progressive Rail SW1500 34 rolls east through Bloomington, Minnesota south of the Twin Cities. The train is getting off the main and hea... (more)

After interchanging with the CP and picking up 6 loads of lumber and drywall, Progressive Rail SW1500 34 rolls east through Bloomington, Minnesota as it heads up the Dan Patch Line south of the Tw... (more)

L2 reaches the end of their journey in Norma.

Heading east after a set out in Chetek and pick up in Cameron. This shot is something I've wanted for a long time. Vacationing in Chetek for 20 years, timing never worked out until today.

PGR 42 arrives into Chippewa Falls with a Wisconsin Northern grain train.

LTS82 tacks onto their pickup from the WN, while a WN crew waits to start switching out LTS82's inbound train. I hope that the antenna on PGR 41 is long enough?

Wisconsin Northern job L1 approaches Stella Jones in Cameron with three pole loads to spot. The McFarland Cascade/Stella Jones facility marks the northern end of the Wisconsin Northern. PGR's pair... (more)

Progressive Rail interchanging with the Canadian Pacific.

PGR GP15-1 shuffles cars around at Watsonville Junction some for storage others for connection with Union Pacific. PGR GP15-1 can trace its roots back to 1857 and Minnesota for the founding of th... (more)

PGR GP15-1 shuffles cars around at Watsonville Junction some for storage others for connection with Union Pacific. PGR GP15-1 can trace its roots back to 1857 and Minnesota for the founding of th... (more)

WN job L2 rolls north past the mothballed Chippewa Sand Company facility in New Auburn. All of the assets here were put up for auction in May. While some of the other sand plants on the line have ... (more)

PGR 43 and 42 lead L2 north through Bloomer. Things are pretty slow on the WN these days. As a result, PGR 40 was recently sent back to Minnesota.

Original built in 1953 as CP 1507, Progressive Rail 1507 s still going strong switching the numerous industries in Elk Grove. The 67 year old locomotive is seen here silently sitting on a siding.

PGR 42 leads a string of motive power toward their yard office at Norma Yard on Chippewa Falls' eastside. Business is way down on the Wisconsin Northern shortline due to closures of all five frack... (more)

PGR 42 leads an interesting array of EMD power in Wisconsin Northern's yard at Chippewa Falls, WI. No. 42 is a former Reserve Mining SD38-2, GMTX 134 is a GATX leaser, originally SP 2471, and SW15... (more)