A beautiful late summer morning and two blue-yellow engines on 271. It doesn't get much better.

With one of my favorite engines leading, a loaded ethanol train works slowly south through Bellevue.

More GEs on the BNSF. Whether BNSF or NS, it would sure be nice to get more variety again!

Loaded phosphate train rolls westbound through La Crosse only minutes before the sun sets.

The CN ran this passenger train for four round trips from Arcadia, WI - East Winona, WI for one of their largest customers left on the Whitehall Subdivision - Ashley Furniture. IC 101 was leading... (more)

This is one of those "Shoot 'em while you can" moments.

Another nice trio of SOO SD-60s on 281!

Nice to see the SD-60 leading the crappy-looking GE!

DM&E 170 rumbles through Lansing on a beautiful summer Sunday morning!

I always have to capture classic EMD power while it's still around.

This train headed south out of LaCrescent, MN before I could get into position to watch them leave. I thought I was playing catch-up to the DM&E 6054 but was suprised to find the SOO 6054 on the ... (more)

Glad to see the SD60Ms back in service! Ballast trains have been running for several weeks into Illinois to repair the flood damage. The sun came out from behind the clouds just minutes before t... (more)

Another short 171 heads north on the CP. Since splitting the traffic between four trains (170/171, 270/271) and returning the Chicago-bound traffic back to routing across Northern Illinois, these... (more)

BNSF East local heads through La Crosse. First stop is Stoddard, WI and from there onto Lynxville, WI. Final stop before returning was East Dubuque, IL to interchange with the CN.

A nice suprise catching an NS GP60 leading a train into La Crosse on the BNSF.