Spring is in the air as 6707,6725 and 6706 smoke it up as they head west with 108 empties bound for Empire Mine.

BN 7923,6360, 8010 roll a westbound through Worland in the summer of 1990.

In this photo from my collection taken by the late Bill Dechau D&H 609 leads an EL SD45 and open auto racks at Buffalo in the spring of 76. I have been notified that this photo was probably taken ... (more)

NS 8644 and 8711 claw there way east near Herndon on the former Virginian with 60 loads. There are two more big GE's pushing on the rear of this job on the climb toward Clarks Gap.

A couple of -2's kick up the snow near Levack on an eastbound that had a odd designation on the line-up on a cold Feb afternoon.

A rare Soo FM from my collection. The slide is stamped R. Wallin and I either bought or traded for it years ago.

BN 7836 leading 6249, a relatively rare SD24 on train 185 with 100 cars is approaching the Milwaukee and CNW diamonds at Grand Crossing. The BN has been doing track work in the area and a ballast ... (more)

The BN Alliance terminal had been seriously upgraded by the time I took this photo in 88. This coal load is departing with 8 big GE's. The 5548,5123, 5330,5537, 5031,5038,5344 and 5102 are heading... (more)

D&M 4610 had worked its way up from Cheboygan and is backing to the ferry slip as it awaits the arrival of the Chief Wawatum from St. Ignace. Nearby a MN ex- Southern RS-3 is waiting to get southb... (more)

The westbound Super C blasts through Chillicothe with a warbonnet GE leading a F45 and SD45 at high speed on a relatively short train. Note the jointed rail and the dust trail being kicked up by 9... (more)

BN train 8 makes an afternoon departure at North La Crosse powered by 7925 and 7076.

BN 6185 at North La Crosse. Someone had either stuck a tree branch near the number boards on the long hood or it had been involved in working a tree overgrown track somewhere.

A nearly new SD40-2 works the Mead Paper landing at Trout Lake with GP9 412. The Soo and later WC hauled a lot of pulp out of Trout Lake over the years to the Mead mill located in North Escanaba. ... (more)

Coal loads about to head east at Donkey Creek powered by BN 5519,5018,9261 and ATSF 8164.

WC 6656, 6601, 583, 589 and 106 cars at Soo Yard. At the time the WC didn't have a bridge tender on duty in the early mornings and train 35 ran late enough this day to get caught on the US side an... (more)