Proviso, IL, to South St. Paul, MN, freight rolls thru South Beaver Dam enroute to Adams for next crew change. The dams Sub was bus this afternoon with this 1 westbound, but 3-4 eastbounds to meet... (more)

Never thought I'd see the day when I'd get excited over a SD40-2 led train but when I got the tip that the UP wayfreight out of Butler had one leading I skipped out for an intercept. Glad I did, ... (more)

UP manifest is greeted by the cut-out girls from Petticoat Junction at SBD. Unlike in the TV show, Engineer Charlie Pratt will not be making any unscheduled stops with the Cannonball to go fishin... (more)

A clean face on a UP westbound at S. Beaver Dam passes the now demolished ex-CNW depot.

Crossing the frozen tundra is the UP's Z train, seen here at South Beaver Dam. The DS has given him a track warrant all the way to Adams, another 60 miles or so.

The sign reads "Petticoat Junction" under the cut-out sillhouettes of the girls at the water tank in the back yard of a neighbor next to the UP. This line is a haven for spartan cabs, but usually... (more)