The Army is adding on to its engine facility so this GP 10 will not have to sit out in the weather anymore.

A trip down the back road by the CP yard revealed two fawns eating spilled grain. It's been a tough winter for animals in the upper Midwest this year with all the snow, cold and ice. The first f... (more)

The UP's Adams, WI - Winona, MN wayfreight leaves UP tracks and enters the CP tunnel at Tunnel City, WI. This train has had the same engines for years - UP 2019 and UP 2025 - which necessitated t... (more)

Daily freight train from Champaign, IL - Waterloo, IA.

An Officer's Special heads south through La Crosse with the following passenger cars: Powder River, Colorado River, Flathead River, Bay View, Columbia River and Glorieta Pass.

Ballast train from Dresser, WI eases down the new siding towards River Junction Yard. The crew would roll through the yard until told at the last minute they had a pick-up which they were less th... (more)

Brand new AC4400CW BNSF 5719 being delivered.

The CN crew on this loaded grain train started their journey at Ft. Dodge, IA and brought the snow with them!

Canon EOS20D, 16-35mm f/2.8L USM

MNNR 1108 being transported to Silvis, IL by the IC&E's MSPKC train.

Delivered in 1963 as the CP 8201, renumbered in 1965 as the CP 5001 and sold in 1998 to Rail Switching Service (RSSX). Leased to Scoular Co. in Fremont, NE since 2002.

St. Paul - Chicago Freight Train making a pick-up at La Crosse. Too bad all the good engines are buried behind the tractor!

Although the major effects of the devasting flood of August (17+ inches of rain in less than 24 hours!) have been handled by the railroad, work trains continue to dump rock along the Mississippi R... (more)

Such a crappy day for the run from Minneapolis to Chicago on Saturday. It didn't stop crazy railfans from driving hundreds of miles to shoot it in bad light though...... My poor attempt here was... (more)

Loaded CWR train heads west through La Crosse. Limited to 35 MPH on their journey towards St. Paul.