Clean snow and bright spring sun make for a snappy scene as L516 heads east across the Minneapolis Sub.

Six inches of fresh snow melt in the afternoon sunshine as L516 makes its way across the Minneapolis Sub.

BNSF 6065 east rolls alongside the frozen Mississippi River through the river town of Alma.

CN L517 is finally about to cross into Minnesota as this sunny but cold day draws to a close.

CN L517 was parked on the New Richmond siding for nearly 7 hours today between crews. Thankfully it got underway before sunset to complete the trip to (and beyond) the west end of Minneapolis Sub.

CN L517 charges through the fresh snow at New Richmond.

Running nearly nine hours behind it's normal schedule, CN L517 rolls across Western Wisconsin on this cold clear day.

January may be over but the cold and snow isn't. Today's L517 is making it's morning voyage to Minnesota at about the normal time.

A late-running 517 crosses Wisconsin Highway 128.

A late-running 517 crosses Wisconsin Highway 128.

A late-running 517 comes down the hill west of Somerset approaching the St. Croix High Bridge.

A trio of EMDs accelerate over the east end spring switch as they depart Adams, WI for points east.

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This rural crossing along exempt track has been protected by lit fusees as the E&LS shuffles stored cars over the former DSS&A line between Sidnaw and Covington, MI.

Amidst the season's first snowfall train L516 pauses to make a pick-up at New Richmond siding.