A rather clean GE leads a westbound Chicago to Brandon, Manitoba manifest train through Wauwatosa on a warm late spring evening.

499 heads towards the Twin Cities and passes a nice river home along the way.

A pickup truck darts across the track last second, right ahead of 499. Note that the train was doing every bit of track speed (50MPH). People sure can be idiots!

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)

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.

Late on a Thursday evening, 499 heads west through Winona with just a lone AC44 for power today.