Long-distance local from Waterloo, IA - Chicago, IL heads east through historic Galena.

Number 3000 on RP.Net turns out to be today's 170 train as it approaches Kains siding where it will stop and change crews. The original crew had to give an engine to CP train 183 at Homer, MN on ... (more)

Due to crew members marking off to attend the funeral of two of their brothers, the DM&E ran empty and loaded ethanol trains across the CP in Wisconsin vs. their normal Northern Illinois routing. ... (more)

Priority UPS - LTL Intermodal Train from St. Paul, MN - Chicago, IL (Cicero Yard) with the brand new engines heading back to Chicago. (Canon EOS20D, 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM)

An all-Milwaukee Road train heading south on the CP's River Sub on its way to Kansas City for the weekend. (Canon EOS20D, 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM)

Empty coal train leaving Creston, IA after a crew change. Machens, MO (CN/IC) - Nacco Junction, WY (North Antelope Mine), 0-131.

After passing through Humbird, WI the Merchandise Train from South St. Paul - Proviso rounds the bend towards Merrillan, WI.

A variety of CP and SOO power made for an interesting 283.

With a little luck, my first trip to Dubuque in months netted a nice leader on a train that usually features CN GEs these days.

The La Crosse, WI - St. Paul, MN local heads west across the Mississippi River Bridge.

Suprising power idles in the Union Pacific Winona Yard.

Priority Merchandise Train from Belt Railway of Chicago - Northtown Yard.

High Priority Merchandise Train from Memphis, TN - Northtown, MN. (Canon EOS20D, 16-35mm f/2.8L USM)

Over 333 years after Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet paddled down the Wisconsin River from Portage, WI and became the first Europeans to see the Mississippi River at this location, a BNSF Z-tra... (more)

Escanaba & Lake Superior Railroad's Green Bay - Crivitz flip cuts away from its train while a load of pulp wood gets cut away into a siding. (Canon EOS20D, 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM)