Hitting the supper elevated curve at Benson.

M348 starts up, headed east with a CN SD40-2W pointing the way.

A rail train for CN's Albreda Sub sits quietly in track 3 at Jasper awaiting a crew, as it has done for the past week due to a crew shortage.

The Taylor Local works back east as they are couple miles outside of Whitehall with 4 cars of bridge material. This local worked out of Taylor to Arcadia this morning, and is on the way back to Ta... (more)

Traffic jams are common at Rocky Run if Stevens Point get packed full of trains. Here a Q116 and L520 tuck away in the siding to meet the L501 local and a Q197. Rocky Run hasn't been in service fo... (more)

After meeting A491, CN 5287 east is in run 8 and picking up speed at Mokena.

In some tasty morning light, M348 approaches Briggs Street in Joliet. It will meet westbound A491 at Mokena. It was nice to see this old veteran leading the big GE.

On a sunny morning in New Lenox, CN M348 heads east after meeting westbound A491. In charge is CN 5287, a widecab SD40-2, or better known as an SD40-2W.

The Stevens Point, WI, to Wisconsin Rapids, WI, local is pulling down to the south end of the Hawatha Siding to line it for the main. Then the train will make the short 14 miles trip down the Vall... (more)

The Stevens Point, WI, to Wisconsin Rapids, WI, local is a few miles south of Junction City as they make their way south.

A classic Nathan P5 horn caught our attention a few minutes before a surprise SD40-2W showed up leading GEXR 432 east through Peel in great fall colours.

The CN Whitehall Sub has 2 locals based out of Taylor that work between Wisconsin Rapids and East Winona. The main customers is the booming business of frac sand mining plants along the route, and... (more)

The west local out of Taylor is heading back east after turning at Arcadia today. Here the crew picks up cars at Whitehall and poses nicely in front of this restored 1914 ex-Green Bay Western Depo... (more)

Loaded out and ready to depart the United Taconite Fairlane plant with 144 loads after northbound traffic on the Missabe Sub clears they will head south for Proctor, MN.