CN L517 carries a full train heading upgrade after working all along the Kingston Sub between Belleville and Toronto. After a day of mostly cloudy conditions, golden hour light peeks through at th... (more)

A very late L517 clears out the Minneapolis Sub following a snowstorm that dropped 18 inches of snow in some areas.

Running late on schedule, CN's daily Steven's Point, WI to New Brighton, MN train heads west over the magnificent Arcola high bridge, spanning half a mile over the St. Croix River Valley, crossing... (more)

L517 approaches the New Richmond Autoport with a trio of SD60s for power. The crew only has 15 minutes left to work, and they'll be relived here by the L506 crew who will also set out 14 loaded au... (more)

CN 5423 leads L517 into Downing Jct.

A late L517 makes its way out of New Richmond after being recrewed by the L506 transfer crew at Wheeler.

After recrewing the train on the east side of New Richmond, the transfer crew has L517 rolling west at track speed past the 1915 built Soo Line depot. The train is running about 12 hours off the m... (more)

A pair of elephant style NS SD70s lead CN L517 west through Ivanhoe.

It was a classic Illinois Central scene in Homewood this evening. IC SD70 1027 leads L517 under the IC era signal bridge, nearing Markham Yard.

CN SD60F 5545 is still kicking as it leads the L517 onto the Chicago Sub to begin the short trip to Markham Yard. Two of these units (that I know of) remain that aren't stored.

The CN was filled with nice lash-ups today. L517's air test is almost complete as the crew prepares to depart Markham, bound for Kirk Yard. A right at home IC SD70 leads the way, followed by a CN ... (more)

Early snow persists in western Wisconsin as L517 passes a snow-laden farm on the outskirts of New Richmond, Wisconsin on its way to Minneapolis.

Bessemer & Lake Erie SD38-2 878 leads a transfer to Kirk yard east down the old J in Dyer. Pretty neat seeing a unit from another transtar railroad leading on the J!

Bessemer and Lake Erie SD38-2 #878 is alive and well once again, as CN has brought it back to life, after sitting in the deadline at Markham Yard for several years. Here we see CN train L517, the ... (more)

Borrowed power has been all over CN this winter. Carrying over into springtime one of many NS units on CN leads L517 across the Minneapolis Sub.