CPKC 7010 leads a northbound grain train near the banks of the Mississippi River.

After a long run up the CPKC Marquette subdivision, CP 2816 and train is approaching the River Line at La Crosse and will soon be able to stretch her legs at 50mph for the rest of the trip to St. ... (more)

2816 approaches La Crescent as it nears the end of the Marquette Sub. Seriously couldn't have asked for better light on this train.

In a dramatic scene, 2816 heads up the last few miles of the Marquette Sub as the sky opened up, making for some incredible stormlight on the final stretch to La Crescent.

After a tumultuous afternoon trying to get out of Iowa, the clouds opened up as CP 2816 heads north into La Crescent in stunning evening light.

CP 4-6-4 "Hudson" #2816 leads CPKC 41B through La Crescent, MN while pulling the Final Spike Tour back home to Calgary, Alberta on 7/1/24.

A CP grain train with an interesting array of power strolls past a farm a few miles south of La Crescent, MN as it heads south on CP's former MILW line along the Mississippi River to Kansas City. ... (more)

It will always be The Milwaukee to me. Patched Soo Line SD40-2 #133 shows its' obvious Milwaukee Road heritage as it brings a train thru La Crescent, MN in July of 1987. Hard to believe this was o... (more)

A pair of SD40-2's led by #137, still in Milwaukee Road colors, lead a grain train thru La Crescent, MN in July of 1987.

Severely Crippled: A very injured H20 limps into River Jct, next to the mighty Mississippi, on a cold December afternoon. The SOO geep is dead and drained, and the CP geep is minus a tracti... (more)

Saved!: After picking up the trailing SD30ECO, H20 finally departs La Crescent for La Crosse with sufficient horsepower to move the tonnage. But not after having problems getting the SD30 t... (more)

Having A Bad Day: H20 is having a very bad day. Just outside St. Paul, their second unit had major problems, and is now dead-in-tow, on top of that, their leader only has 3 working traction... (more)

A different kind of heritage, with a 20 year old un-patched Southern Pacific leading a unit sand train out of Winona, MN while a DM&E leader on CP H20-11 is tied down in the Old Siding at River Ju... (more)

No longer dragging unit trains over Rogers Pass, this SD40-2 is still earning a living after 34 years with the same employer.

Seems like the pot of gold ended up being at this end of the rainbow. Well, at least storm light and a pair of ex Milwaukee EMDs is a pot of gold to me...