Finding good light for early eastbound trains during the short days of winter is tough. This spot afforded the only continous block of good light on the trip through Ft. McCoy.
Southbound manifest enters the town of MacGregor.
ICE 6439 completes some switching and slowly begins to move into town.
Another weekend morning, another matched set of blues on DM&E train 170.
A southbound DME plods along at 10mph on trackage once owned by the M&STL. The train will enter the UP's Spine Line at Albert Lea and run to Mason City, IA.
An ICE SD40-2 leads a DME GP40 and SD40-2 west as they work hard to get up to track speed.
After gathering its train, IC&E 6439 gets ready to depart Nahant Yard.
Regular Merchandise Train from St. Paul, MN - Kansas City.
