On an unseasonably warm afternoon, a pair of ES44ACs sling west around a curve on a approach to Nashotah Siding.
Some tasty power pulls west across the Nashota West switch as the conductor checks the train for anything that could have resulted in the 575 axle count that the train received from the 108.2 dete... (more)
One of Canadian Pacific's newest GEs screams west with the remnants of what was once the Ford Fast, now reduced to carrying junk and a few autoracks after the closing of the Ford Plant in the Twin... (more)
Still shiny and clean, rebuilt SOO SD60 #6043 continues her career as Canadian Pacific 6243. Though I'd love to see these SD60s retain their SOO paint, I do appreciate that they are being kept aro... (more)
Easing out of Bensenville Yard, CP 281 heads east for Tower A5 and access to CP's C&M Subdivision.
Train 281 heads north on the Milwaukee Sub towards Techny where it will get back on the CP C&M Sub.
CP 281 crosses Rand Road as it heads north towards Milwaukee and points west.
Almost impossible to do! Catch a train in town, with good light, at 18:45. Soo 6038 pops into a sunny patch for only a second, as he guides train 281 up the River.
The DS needs track one for opposing traffic, and the CP 6046 and SOO 6022 are offline bad ordered. That means it's up to the pair of geeps trailing to drag over 6,000 feet of train, leaving Amtra... (more)
A westbound CP manifest rolls west through Brookfield Wi. He'll head to Pewaukee to wait for a eastbound freight. Then off to Portage for a crew change.
A westbound Canadian Pacific freight slowly makes its way into milwaukee. A stop at muskego yard to do some work is next on the list.
SOO bandit GP40s 2064 and 2057 lead a northbound manifest over the Wisconsin River.
CEFX AC4400CW #1026, a CP AC4400CW, and a SOO SD60 cross over the Wisconsin River with a northbound manifest.