A trio of geeps (39E, 50, 38-2) struggle to make track speed through the sleepy town of Lee.
Ever wonder what the view is like from Mike Schafer's back yard? Well, here it is! A nice trio of ex-BN geeps highball stacks east through town as a storm brews to the north.
Due to trackwork on the Empire Builder's normal route on the CP across Wisconsin, #8 is detouring via the BNSF across northern Illinois.
Minneapolis-Chicago trip.