The three lead locomotives stalled out on Byron Hill on this very heavy snowy day and needed the assistance of these helpers.

WC 3011 and CN 4705 are the helpers on CN 2273's train, to help the 3 lead locomotives get up and over Byron Hill during a heavy snowfall.

The Engineering Special made it's way thru Eau Claire, WI as it crossed the Chippewa River. I was hoping to get the dome cars in the shot but the bridge just wasn't long enough.

UP 9551 makes it's way through a very dense fog across the old Chippewa River Bridge.

CP 5931 and SOO SD-60M 6062 curve around a broken ice filled bay of Lake Pepin which is part of the Mississippi River.

Across the street from the ex-CNW depot on this extremely foggy day, is the "400" Club and their old neon sign. The neon tubes on this sign still glow every night.

This ethanol train heads down the Mississippi River.

Dairyland Power Cooperative, your coal has arrived.

A four axle wide cab runs through Alma, WI above 50 mph. This small town is only 2 or 3 streets wide, couple miles long, and fits between the the Mississippi River and cliff side. You can also see... (more)

These 3 Montana Rail Link Units are running Canadian Pacific rail with a SOO SD-60M.

Two DPUs help push their coal trains away from the storm and towards the clear blue sky that is still visible.

This DPU pushes it's coal train off into the distance.

Coal dust and flocks of birds fill the sky.

The local is coming back to Altoona Yard from Fall Creek with another GP38-2 at the end of it's train. A light dusting last night gave the bare ground a nice covering as another snow storm looms o... (more)

The rain/sleet is really coming down as UP 1232 builds it's local train. I exposed this at 1/8th of a second to try and capture the rain/sleet mixture as well as the motion of the vehicle. You can... (more)