ICE 6420 and leaser GCFX 3088 rumble east along the CP River sub.
A matched pair of blue and yellows leads 170 south on the Marquette Sub near La Crescent, MN.
One of the simplest yet most beautiful sights in railroading (to my eyes, anyway): some classic EMD power racing out of a summer sunset. With less than 1200' of train on the drawbar, they were ea... (more)
After meeting its northbound counterpart at Donehower, 170 pulls out of the siding behind a pair of veterans.
CP 170 waits at the north wye switch while a feeder train picks up two engines for the trip up the hill.
With the ice still frozen the DME 6054 pulls the daily St Paul to Kansas City manifest out of town.
An old silo and motel sign help frame a fallen flag paint scheme nicely as the crew of DME 6054 does some set out work.
DME train 170 (old ICE MSPKC) passes the local power in the yard at Winona.
DME train 170 (old ICE MSPKC) passes though Brownsville, MN. Due to the crew being short on time, they high-balled their pick-up at LaCrescent, MN.