After being delayed several hours due to an engine failure, the dispatcher asked the CP 8856 North if they would like to just tie down at Dutton, a few miles south of where we were set up. Much to... (more)

It's been crisp morning along the upper Mississippi River having started well below zero. Train 396 curves along the west bank through Dakota, MN. In a few miles the line will cross the river into... (more)