Wisconsin Northern 1500 shines from a thunderstorm bath that has just passed through. The setting sun now shines through an opening bathing the power in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin along with creati... (more)

It has been awhile since I drove along the Wisconsin Northerns line from Chippewa Falls to Cameron. I watched as all the EMD switchers came over but now they are really adding a nice fleet of 6 ax... (more)

The beautiful Izaak Walton Inn outside Glacier National Park near Essex, Montana. The caboose rooms can be seen on the left hillside lit with Christmas lights. The inn was originally built by the ... (more)

The entire train can be seen as I look down on Big Ten Curve.

57. What other railroad would do this? Did you know the Livingston Shops are independent from the MRL? They actually have to successfully bid jobs for the MRL to get their work even though the sho... (more)

The sky breaks for a couple of hours before another wave of snow hits during one of the worst blizzards of the year for the upper midwest. The sun shines over the BNSF local that is out of La Cros... (more)

There must be 20 or more people standing on the walk bridge across the tracks as the steam blows past them from SP 4449. The walk bridge crosses the tracks to a viewing platform of one of the Miss... (more)

Cold weather makes good steam as this JS Class locomotive demonstrates leaving the coal mine's "Blue Loader". The shift is almost over for this crew as they make one last trip to the washery after... (more)

Horn testing at Canadian Pacific's Pig's Eye Yard.

The old jointed rail is move off the ties as a fleet of MOW equipment removes ballast from between the ties, surface the ties, fill spike holes, reposition tie plates, position the new welded rail... (more)

PACE SHOT: I paced this BNSF coal train on it's way back to the PRB via Crawford Hill. It was just after 6am and the sun was just coming up and then minuetes later disappeared behind the clouds. T... (more)

This UP train led by UP 4036 ran low on fuel this moon lit night on its way out of St. Paul and needed an unusual night fuel fill in Altoona, WI.

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.

Another bad storm dumps a ton of rain as lightining strikes all around. UP 3928 will soon be out of the storm just in time to tackle Sherman Hill.

Grabbing orders on the fly in the rain on their way westbound as an interested conductor looks over the short hood. WSOR regular grab orders to head back to Janesville at Rondout Tower but do not ... (more)