UP local L12 led by UP 1938 climbs the grade up Hudson hill after crossing the St. Croix River. The train is returning to Altoona after switching Bayport, MN. This location is Sono Junction, and t... (more)

A sharp looking pair of "upgraded" SD62Es bring LTS82B down main 2 at Sono Jct at they prepare to pick up an empty lumber car at Arrow Building Center. While pairs of SD60s are pretty co... (more)

Job 82 heads down main 2 at Sono Jct in order to work Arrow Building Center.

CNW 6805 passes the Hudson, WI depot in March of 1990. The climb out of the St. Croix valley lies ahead. The Hudson depot lost part of its structure in a derailment prior to this photo and has sin... (more)

LTS82 approaches Norflex where they will drop off a single plastic pellet load. Two SD40Ns are certainly more than adequate for this job.

A South St. Paul based helper set shoves a large MSSBU into Sono Jct.

UP Big Boy 4014 leads a passenger special south through Hudson.

The Big Boy heads south into Hudson, bound for Altoona where they will tie up for the day.

4014 rolls south down the Altoona Sub.

After making easy work of the Hudson hill, UP 9830 and 9583 bring OVRXL through Sono Jct. I was cloud screwed at the 7th street overpass in Hudson, so luckily I managed to beat him here for a cons... (more)

CNW 6842 crosses the St. Croix River with an eastbound freight as it enters Hudson, WI in October of 1992. Ahead lies a stiff climb out of the river valley.

UP 8436, UP 6354, and UP 5494 lead OXLRV 13 Westbound past Sono Junction's new signals and down the hill into the St. Croix Valley in Hudson, WI.

On August 10, 1985, Streamline Excursions, Inc. sponsored the "Return of the 400," a round trip passenger excursion between Amtrak's St. Paul-Minneapolis Midway Station to Eau Claire, Wi... (more)

A trio of spotless rebuilt SD40-2's, UP 1926-1556-1848, serve as the helpers for an eastbound loaded coke train. On the Altoona Sub, helpers are used on heavy eastbound trains to mainly assist wit... (more)

Coke emptys head west to the Roseport Refinery behind a rebuilt SD40-2 and a AC4400CW.