After getting down to Waseca, we headed over to Memorial Siding where we were greeted by a 636 loaded ethanol that was waiting for a crew. It would get moving about four hours later and meet and e... (more)
CNW 4244,4243 are tied up on the service track at Waseca while there westbound freight is worked by the yard switcher.
Late evening of August 22, 1978 finds CNW 212,213,4390 with an eastbound freight in tow, its a warm evening and the road crew has made their way to a nearby DQ for some ice cream cones as they wai... (more)
A only on the C&NW consist of RSD-4 1620, RS-3/11 1613, GP30 806 has just arrived in Waseca on train #482. The train will be worked here, so the power has cut off and is heading to the small engin... (more)
Right near sunset on a hazy late August evening CNW 208,313,318,6612 head west with 6 cars of ballast and a caboose.
DME 6068 leads a rock train past the old Waseca Depot.
ICE 6457 and another DM&E/IC&E unit sandwich CP 5813 in the Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern yard in Waseca.
Land Barge - one of C&NW's lengthy and lumbering freight trains. This eastbound 482 train, strung out across the horizon, was tied-down at this grade crossing just west of the Waseca yard. ... (more)
A quartet of blue and yellow waits west of town for a track repair gang to finish work at a grade crossing near an elevator a short distance up the line.
A short manifest is a couple minutes from Waseca Yard.
Eastbound manifest pulls out of the siding and will tie on to the cars on main.
Chrome Crankshaft (ex SP) RS32s 4001 and 4003 eastbound. C&NW leased four of these red and black CC RS32s, 4000-4003. Only 35 Alco RS32/DL721 units were built. Fourth unit is an ex NYC RS32.