Milwaukee Road EMD GP40 No. 2001 leads Soo Line train 249 westbound out of the yard at La Crosse, Wisconsin, on October 3, 1987. A man in the elevated signal tower on the right still manually cont... (more)

Burlington Northern second train 2 proceeds past some colorful autumn colors on the bluffs lining the tracks at La Crosse, Wisconsin, on October 14, 1989. Both locomotives are rebuilt, with GP39M ... (more)

In a view is from an impressive overlook in Grandad Bluff Park, Burlington Northern “Expediter” intermodal train 42 rolls past—actually through part of—the Forest Hills Public Golf Course ... (more)

AMTK 408 gets a refill of fuel and water at its La Crosse, WI stop with train 18, the North Coast Hiawatha. Soon it will be on its way to Milwaukee and Chicago, having originated in Seattle, WA. N... (more)

With 4 diamonds, the La Cross Road Switcher hits the even grander Grand Crossing with many loads of hardwood crossties from Bangor.

A string of pigs stretching into the trees leaves no doubt this is a "Z9" intermodal.

My father get's a friendly wave from the engineer of Milwaukee Road RSC-2 577 in La Crosse, Wisconsin on September, 17, 1974. R. T. Steinbrenner Photo.

A passing Canadian Pacific freight helped my kids and I pass the time as we awaited the arrival of the eastbound Empire Builder to take us to Wisconsin Dells for a fun day out on Memorial Day week... (more)

Burlington Northern “Expeditor” intermodal train 47 passes over Main Street grade crossing as it skirts the city of La Crosse, Wisconsin, on February 20, 1993. The lofty vista is from a public... (more)

One of my 1st rebuild 90's I got is this 7006 on train 288. Here the train crosses the French Slough between La Crescent and LaCrosse on the CP Tomah Sub. The train is working between St. Paul and... (more)

Dodging the shadows

BN SW1 no. 93 prepares to lead a short local run from North La Crosse yard into downtown La Crosse to switch industries in the city. The switcher shows off an amazingly clean rendition of CB&Q's ... (more)

A bit of Acne graces the face of BN 9943, an E8 in Amtrak service at North La Crosse, WI. The engineer is ready to go with the Chicago bound Empire Builder having loaded passengers and undergone m... (more)