SOO 6044 is awaiting a fresh crew as a Qatar Airways jet prepares to land at O'Hare International Airport.

One of the few remaining SOO SD60's brings CP 298 east at Union Jct. I never thought I would see a Soo Line SD60 again, luckily I was wrong!

SOO 6044 and 6026 are in run 8, getting the 632 ethanol train up to speed along the old CNW.

A 632 ethanol train heads east by Tower B17 with a classic pair of Soo Line SD60's.

SOO in SOO Territory SOO 6044 and CP 6251 under the train code CP 486 hustle through down the Detroit Lakes subdivision disturbing the quiet community of Brooks, roughly 22 miles from its o... (more)

SOO in SOO Territory After a couple hours shuffling cars in the yard, SOO 6044 and CP 6251 finally depart "TR Falls" at 1600 and start the trek down the Detroit Lakes subdivision to Glenwoo... (more)

High winds overnight have formed drifts in some places along the CP north of Glenwood. Two unrebuilt Soo Line units are plowing a little snow as they get underway out of Glenwood and head for Thi... (more)

Here in 2014, CP is strapped for power with many of theirs leased out. Slated for rebuild and then storage, there are very few true SOO SD60's left, and to find two on a train is a treat. Findin... (more)

Portrait of borrowed time. One has to believe that CP has these SOO SD60's on the short list, as most have been rebuilt or stored, and a recent surge in traffic prompted their reactivation. Rare... (more)

Remnants of days gone by lead the 484 manifest out The Wash

A rather interesting 633 holds the main at the Dodge Center siding as it waits for the 276 out of Waseca. The 633 is Aurora bound ethanol empties but this guy had several hoppers on the front end... (more)

CP 642 heads south through Des Plaines with a candy apple SOO SD60 and a pair of blue and yellow SD40-2's (IC&E and DM&E). DM&E's Mt. Rushmore unit is third out.

Headed past Liberty Yard is CP Train 170-23 with a pair of Candy Apple Red SOO Units in control. This train sometimes sets out a cut of autoracks here, but today that traffic was a little light s... (more)

Telephoto shot of CP 245-08 on the approach to Loreland with SOO 6044 up front.

SOO 6044, NREX 5542 (ex-CP/STLH) & ICE 6407 "City of Clinton" lead CP 245-08 westbound through Dixie with another sick lash-up!