The MSPKC passes the fall colors on the bluffs behind Lansing, IA. ICE 6414, ICE 6442, SOO 2032.

An all autorack LMQ/SPKC heads south for Marquette on Labor Day.

On it's way from St. Paul to Kansas City, an ICE train passes the Rivers Edge Bar & Restaurant as it rolls down Front Street in Lansing, IA. Front Street is part of the Great River Road, which pa... (more)

Passing under the bridge across the Mississippi to De Soto, WI, an IC&E southbound rolls through the streets of Lansing, IA. The sign on the bar says happy hour is from 5-7, but I can assure you ... (more)

KCS 4693, KCS 4610, DME 6366, ICE 6450 lead the empty feeder train south through Lansing. Due to a derailment south of Guttenberg, IA this train is taking the long way to Mason City: IC&E from Ka... (more)

The MSPKC has been leaving CP rails at LaCrescent, MN around daylight lately making for very tough photo opportunities on its trip to Marquette, IA. This photo location has been on my to-do list ... (more)

A 126 car manifest runs thru the streets of Marquette.

The SPKC heads south out of Lansing after hitting a car on the street trackage.

RP.Net contributor Jim Matuska and I heard this train across the Mississippi River blowing its horn as it headed south through LaCrescent, MN while we were taking a break at work. It didn't take ... (more)

Chasing and taking photographs of these ICE trains down the Mississippi at 30 something miles per hour is much easier then chasing the BNSF across the river at 63 mph.

The logging truck is in a side by side race with the ICE train down the street.

The IC&E Fall Colors Excursion Train heads south along the Mississippi River at Lansing. With the impending sale to the CP, will this be the last year for these excursions?