Empty ballast train heads east towards La Crosse, WI.

CPKC 261 rolls north towards LaCrescent, MN.

CPKC 261 rolls north along the Mississippi River.

Empty unit coal train slowly makes its way towards the crew change at Noth La Crosse.

CPKC Train 254 nears River Junction Yard where it will do work before heading east across the Mississippi River to La Crosse, WI.

Empty unit oil train heads north along the Mississippi River on the CPKC River Subdivision after exiting the CPKC Marquette Subdivision a few miles back.

Golfers enjoying their morning round are distracted by the BNSF grain train.

CPKC 254 rolls north along the Mississippi River after doing work at La Crosse, WI. Next stop is Homer, MN where they will wait for their eastbound counterpart (254) to clear the ex-DM&E at Minne... (more)

CPKC 260 crosses Miller's Pond after departing Bluff on the CPKC Marquette Subdivision. Next stop is 60 miles south at Marquette, IA where they will set-out 55 cars.

CPKC 261 (Kansas City - St. Paul) near River Junction Yard where it will set out cars before heading north on the CPKC River Subdivision.

CPKC 261 (Kansas City - St. Paul) heads north on the River Subdivision after meeting southbound counterpart 260 in the Donehower siding.

The BNSF Town Job shoves back towards Grand Crossing and the BNSF North La Crosse Yard.

BNSF Town Job passes Gundersen Lutheran Medical Complex on its way to work the City Brewery.

As the Mississippi River flooding continues to wreak havoc, ballast trains having been running day and night to fight the rising water. KCS 3967 leads an empty 3GPS north on a rainy Sunday mornin... (more)

A top-five Mississippi River flood event still has aways to go before reaching the tracks at Lansing. Empty ethanol heading south to Marquette, IA where it will turn west towards Mason City, IA.