"Colorful Q434"

Its a cold winter afternoon as the wind blows hard and the air temp drops like a rock as the DME 6367 heads the Yard Job Y223 as they build the Outbound Ethanol train to bring back to Selkirk for ... (more)

The DM&E #6367 was the first engine that engineer Lohrbach ever ran, way back as a child growing up along the DM&E. Fast forward 20 years and here we see Will dragging the CP transfer back to Stin... (more)

A Barn, knee high corn, and three different markers of the Milwaukee Road, does it get much more Midwestern? An Ex MILW SD40-2 swings past a MILW flanger sign on former MILW trackage as the IC&E W... (more)

The IC&E Wells job waits for it's daily 8 AM crew at Wells MN behind a single SD40-2 once used on the Milwaukee.

A former Milwaukee SD40-2 leads the IC&E Wells job longhood over a former Milwaukee trestle on former Milwaukee trackage on a fine summer morning.

There's nothing better then the fall colors, the Mississippi and a train on the bridge. Oh yes, don't forget the whine of the turbos on those 40's either!

Passing a small farm on its home line, Both the 6367 and the line are ex MILW.

Bell only in town, The headend is off the street running now but have to run 10 MPH till its all thru town.

Crossing the Turkey River and passing under the Flag that some Vets put up years ago.

A pair of motorists attempt to stay ahead of a southbound manifest coming down the main street through Bellevue.

At sunset, DM&E 6367 South is stopped just short of a road crossing awaiting a new crew.

RP.Net contributor Jim Matuska and I heard this train across the Mississippi River blowing its horn as it headed south through LaCrescent, MN while we were taking a break at work. It didn't take ... (more)

RP.Net contributor Jim Matuska and I heard this train across the Mississippi River blowing its horn as it headed south through LaCrescent, MN while we were taking a break at work. It didn't take ... (more)