DME train 170 rolls south through Brownsville, MN on its trip to Marquette, IA.

DM&E Train 171 rolls north through Brownsville, MN. Once summer ends, good light on this northbound train ends as well.

A late-running 171 with a pair of ex-CP SD40-2s made for a nice Sunday morning!

Another weekend morning, another matched set of blues on DM&E train 170.

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.

Four blue & yellow SD40-2's lead their train toward Marquette, IA.

The last St. Paul - Kansas City Manifest train of 2008 rolls south along the Mississippi River on the last day that the Iowa, Chicago & Eastern railroad will exist on paper. On January 1 the IC&E ... (more)

What better way to spend a Friday than chasing the IC&E in its last days? Rounding the curve after passing through Brownsville, MN.

In what may be a sign of things to come, the IC&E Merchandise Train from St. Paul - Kansas City has the SOO 4508 along for the ride.

A late-running Kansas City - St. Paul Merchandise Train heads north past Brownsville, MN.

On these hot, humid July days, remembering as the M-SPKC did some drift busting, sure is refreshing!

MSPKC heads south along the Mississippi River with NREX 4406 and NREX 5760 in tow after picking the engines up from the CP. The destination for the two lease engines is RELCO Locomotives.

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)