The Empire Builder left the Twin Cities right on time, but 25 miles to the southeast that is no longer the case. The dispatcher recieved a signal that the lift bridge across the Mississippi in th... (more)

The MALMCS is a relatively new train that has started running between Altoona, WI and Mason City, IA to handle hydraulic fracturing sand from northwestern Wisconsin in less than unit train quantit... (more)

A hint of steam rises from the Chippewa River as a trio of SD9043MACs lead the Proviso to South Saint Paul train west just before sunrise.

Matching clean paint has the attention of a number of railfans on Good Friday.

A few wisps of steam can still be seen as taconite loads come to a stop short of the scale in proctor. DMIR 215 (still in marron) is paired with DMIR 211 working a cut of cars at the west end of ... (more)

A local based out of Altoona heads for the west side of Eau Claire with cars for the Menards distribution center. This bridge was opened in 1911 to replace a single track bridge barely visible in... (more)

The superelevation around this curve gives a clue to this line's past as a C&NW mainline. Today the Wisconsin Northern crawls into Cameron at a blistering 10 mph.

A local with traffic off the Wisconsin Northern in Chippewa Falls returns to the yard in Altoona with some colorful power including two unpatched SP engines and one of the two Salt Lake City Olymp... (more)

A UP grain train crawls past Saint Paul Union Depot. The depot last saw passenger train service in 1971, but will soon see new life. The new platform and loading tracks are installed, but not yet... (more)

Amtrak's eastbound Empire Builder passes Saint Paul Union Depot without stopping. Burlington Northern's Afternoon Zephyr was the last train to use the station on April 30, 1971, but new life is co... (more)

Empty oil cans roll past the large coal fired power plant in Alma, WI. This is the first trip through this area for the Southern heritage unit.

Much of the year the Twin Cities Western train that heads west from Glencoe each morning starts out in the dark, but long summer hours allow for a rare 6:30 AM sun shot in Glencoe. After digging ... (more)

Canadian National's Cedar Rapids turn is busy shuffling cars around downtown Cedar Rapids. Once the switching is done the train will head north for interchange with the CN mainline in Manchester,... (more)

Passengers of the eastbound Empire Builder enjoy the fall colors of John Latsch State Park.

Amtrak's Empire Builder climbs the short grade up to the former Saint Paul Union Depot. The station hasn't served passenger trains in years, but that could soon be changing with plans to restore ... (more)