The BNSF West Local heads south past the fall colors and the Mississippi River on its way to the BNSF North La Crosse Yard.

Regular Merchandise Train from Waterloo, IA - Chicago, IL heads east out of Freeport with a new crew on board. (Canon EOS20D, 70-200mm f/2.89L IS USM)

One can only wish that the approaching train is led by a Milwaukee Road engine in 2009 on this ex-Milwaukee Road line. ICE 6457 leads DM&E train 170 south towards Marquette, IA.

High water along the Mississippi River necessitated running a work train east out of La Crosse to dump rock around M.P. 195 on the Aurora Subdivision north of East Dubuque, IL.

CP 883 meets CP 890 at Ft. McCoy. CP 890 had the INRD 6016 and INRD 43 for power.

Detoured Loaded Unit Coal Train headed to Sheboygan, WI and the Edgewater Generating Station. (Canon EOS20D, 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM)

Regular Merchandise Train from Chicago Clearing - Huron, SD. The splash in the water to the right of the bridge is a kid that had climbed to the top of the bridge (not the bridge deck, but the ve... (more)

M338 stops at Manchester to pick up the IC 9605 and one car.

A rare catch on CP 295 - two CEFX SD90MACs elephant-style!

The knowledge that two X-trains with foreign power were coming north up the river and the fact that this photo location only works on the longest days of the year got me out of bed on a Friday mor... (more)

Empty coal train from Weston Power Plant near Wausau, WI goes onto CP Main Track 2 at Raymor. This location is in Ft. McCoy just west of Tunnel City, WI.

The kids got all excited when they heard the train whistle but were a little disappointed when Amtrak #8 did not come around the bend.

Priority Merchandise Train from Northtown - Galesburg heads south through La Crosse. Due to flooding at Savanna, IL this train was parked at East Dubuque, IL for three days. I got the opportunit... (more)