Unit train from Kansas City - La Crosse rolls through the swamp on Railroads Illustrated's Day In North America. This image was submitted but not published.

Chicago, IL - Waterloo, IA Freight Train with an all-black (and no yellow frame stripes!) engine consist: IC 1020, IC 6007, IC 1033, IC 6004. A pretty rare occurence these days - as is the wig-wa... (more)

While chasing DM&E Train 170 along the Mississippi River, I received an email that this train (276) was heading east through Rochester, MN. I turned the truck north and arrived at this spot with ... (more)

After wying the train at River Junction, CP 4406 and FRA test car T-16 head north along the Mississippi River towards Winona, MN.

After meeting the hot westbound train CP 199, the loaded coal train to Columbia Power Plant eases out of the siding at Camp Douglas East.

Unit train of rock from St. Cloud, MN - Savanna, IL heads south (RR east) along the Mississippi River. With all the new GEVOs being delivered this year, you wonder how much longer colorful all EM... (more)

The high water of the Mississippi River is evident as 581 crosses on its journey to St. Paul, MN. The river is expected to rise another 3' before cresting.

If only the engines were flipped so the blue and gold were leading.......

Regular Merchandise Train from Waterloo, IA - Chicago, IL.

A nice wave by the engineer on 2nd 276 is a great complement to an all-EMD consist for Sunday's first 276 to run east. Train 276 was at LaCrescent, MN doing work and would head east later in the ... (more)

High Priority Merchandise Train from Belt Railway of Chicago - Northtown Yard, MN as seen from 3/4 miles away across the Mississippi River in Minnesota.

A late-running Kansas City - St. Paul Merchandise Train leaves the IC&E Marquette Subdivision and enters the CP Tomah Subdivision. They will set out two cars for the CP in the LaCrescent Yard bef... (more)

Tourists visiting historic Galena, IL watch from the pedestrain bridge as the Waterloo, IA - Chicago, IL manifest train goes by. (Canon EOS20D, 16-35mm f/2.8L USM)

Early morning sun highlights a CN grain train headed for East Dubuque, IL and the BNSF. IC 1017, IC 6001, CN 2447, CN 2700, IC 6141, IC 1009.