Some of the SD60's have joined the Iron Range pool for power. These trio of SD60's seemed to be used alot on the limestone trains from Duluth to Minntac Mine at Mt. Iron. Here an empty heads back ... (more)
Setting up a mixed freight early morning at Proctor yard.
The relatively new paint on 5436 contrasts with the chipped and blistering paint on the ore carrier Roger Blough, which is also owned by CN but operated by a U.S. firm.
As summer heats up...I am ready for winter here in Iowa again. Hope for many plows trains. Back in 2008 the Cedar River Local cuts off the plow on the wye at Stacyville to put it on the rear end f... (more)
On its way to St. Albans, Vermont, CN 324 has just begun its journey as it passes through the Ville St-Pierre neighbourhood of Montreal led by CN 5436 (ex-Oakway 9086) and CN 9551. For more train ... (more)
Identical twin set of zebra painted, cowl bodies, draper taper: CN 5436 and 5431 framed by the crossings; one for cars and one for the bicycle path on the left. By the end of the year, these where... (more)
The Cedar River is busy setting out their inbound train and getting outbound cars together for the trip back south. The Cedar River runs 6 days a week and does work on the Osage Sub and works in a... (more)
About the only drift of size on the north end was here at MP 89, about a mile west of Myrtle. The Cedar River is only 5 miles from the end of the railroad at Glenville, MN. The crew will do the wo... (more)
After making a run over to Stacyville, IA, to plow and pull 25 loads, the Cedar River is now making a run for Glenville, MN, to drop off and pickup cars with the UP there. The train is about a mil... (more)
A zebra leads a repainted GTW SD40-2 and a mixed freight westbound on the Trunk.
West of Drynoch, CN 5436 leads WC 2003 and a mixed freight east
CN 5436, IC 1004, CN 2404 Westbound.
Cab view, Conductor desk, waiting for VIA 53
Cab view, engineman control stand CN 5436
the 429 , from Joffre yard , approaching Davis , with the Mont-St-Hilaire behind .