Gliding across the frozen Wisconsin farmlands is Amtrak's Empire Builder.
A single engine has a mile of train in tow behind it as it trundles across the frozen Wisconsin farmlands. Temp today: a balmy 15F.
The Wisconsin countryside is sugarcoated with fresh snow as the Empire Builder gets back to speed after a station stop in Columbus, 2 miles behind.
Rolling across the Wisconsin countryside is the CP patrol with work enroute to Milwaukee.
Pulling better than 7000' of train, the CP 8548 rolls eastward thru America's Dairyland.
With 4700+' of train on track 2, CP's Watertown sub comes to life after Amtrak 8 passes. This is the first of 3 eastbounds I'd see in short order.
