Three P42DC's lead a slightly late-running Empire Builder through the sweeping curves at Maple Springs. The Mississippi River has provided plenty of moisture for overnight hoarfrost on the landsca... (more)
INRD 9011, 9001 lead 74 loads of coke down the CP River Sub back to Indiana.
Canadian Pacific 8552 leads its train after dusk up the River Sub towards St. Paul along a cold Mississippi River.
CP 8774 leads a St. Paul-bound manifest towards the Twin Cities.
The Empire Builder skirts the banks of the Mississippi River on its way to Chicago.
Canadian Pacific Railway train 283 sweeps through one of the trademark S curves along Lake Pepin with a bright blue CEFX leaser in control. Thanks go to all the other railfans who have used this ... (more)
The lines on the frozen river were just incredible this morning as an old Milwaukee Road bandit heads east thru Maple Springs with a train for Kansas City.
CP's road local between St. Paul and La Crosse used to be handled by a pair of GP38/40 units. Times have changed and six axle power seems to be the norm for 580/581. However it is good to see on... (more)
Amtrak 156 cruises along the Mississippi River at Maple Springs, pulling a Friends of 261 special excursion along the former Milwaukee Road main line between Minneapolis and Chicago.
SOO 6061 and 6062, along with a CP GEVO, lead train 283 around one of the scenic curves along the Mississippi River near Maple Springs, MN.
Thinking we had used up all our luck for the day, fellow RP.net contributor Bryant Kaden and I were treated with a stellar lashup on the 283.
The St. Paul local has a gorgeous matched set of Soo power heading down the frozen Mississippi River at Maple Springs, Minnesota.
A Soo Line SD60 leads a string of red Canadian Pacific GEs up the Mississippi River at Maple Springs, Minnesota.
Iowa, Chicago, and Eastern SD40-2s make time up the Canadian Pacific's River Sub on a very cold and frosty morning at Maple Springs, MN.
A few fisherman enjoy their evening as Canadian Pacific SD40-2 5739 heads west up the Mississippi River at Maple Springs, Minnesota on their way towards St. Paul.