281 is just out of Bensenville Yard as it heads east by B12 with a CP SD60 in charge.

After waiting for a lengthy meet with 298 and 813, this 281 blast out of the siding at Bangor. This train would have to put the coals on as they would need to stay out of Amtrak #7's way until Win... (more)

A loaded auto rack train bound for Western Canadian passes thru the town of Sparta. The train has 5400 foot of Cottage Grove autos that will setout on the Blackbird Siding for the Hasting Patrol o... (more)

IC&E SD40-2 6212 holds at Portage Junction while doing a crew change.

One of just a handful of SD60Ms left on the CP roster, 6262 is still lookin' fresh from its repaint as it drags autoracks through the Menomonee River Valley.

DME 4005, 4001 and SOO 4445 pass under the Milwaukee Road signal bridge at Edgington, headed east for Tower A-5, where the trio of EMD's will make the turn onto the C&M Sub for Milwaukee and point... (more)

A 281 train bound for the C&M Sub (via A5) heads east through Elmwood Park. DME 4005, 4001 and SOO 4445 round out the lash-up on this sunny morning. The engineer puts the hammer down as the classi... (more)

A pair of Big MACs lead the daily 281 manifest westbound past the historic Brookfield Depot on a frigid winter's day.

A pair of well worn Dash-2's call shotgun on this westbound 281 train that's bound for the Twin Cities.

Close on the tail of Amtrak, 281 is easily making track speed thanks to a very colorful assortment of power leading the way.

A freshly repainted CP GE leads 281 west out of Pewaukee. Note the owl on the random telegraph pole to the left, it's actually a fake put up by the business it's next to.

A shiny new quartet of ECO units lead 281 through the Dupe on a sunny afternoon.

A quartet of brand new ECO units guide 281's train toward the Twin Cities with a long drag of autoracks in tow. Can you smell the fresh paint?

Northbound CP trackage rights train blasts through the heavy snow at Norma on UP's Milwaukee Sub. The signal on the right is for the connection to the Harvard Sub.