Train 637 heads north along the Mississippi River just south of Winona, MN. This train swapped power with CP 276 in LaCrescent, MN.

Number 3000 on RP.Net turns out to be today's 170 train as it approaches Kains siding where it will stop and change crews. The original crew had to give an engine to CP train 183 at Homer, MN on ... (more)

A CWR train heads south on the DM&E Marquette Subdivision after sitting for several days in the LaCrescent, MN yard. This is my first photo at NSS Kains.

A CWR train heads south on the DM&E Marquette Subdivision after sitting for several days in the LaCrescent, MN yard.

A nice, clean EMD leads todays 277 across the CP Mississippi River Bridge.

A colorful array of engines on todays 277. The train is headed for the CP B&B where the crew will get new paperwork after making a pick-up in the CP Yard.

The first 805 of the new year heads north (RR West) on the CP River Subdivision after working in the LaCrescent, MN Yard.

A lot of EMDs in this scene! A colorful 276 pulls away from the CP B&B after the crew received new paperwork for their pick-up in the CP La Crosse Yard.

A nice leader on the empty grain train. I miss the days when the IC SD70s dominated the railroad through Illinois and Iowa.

Not something you see very often anymore with two IC SD70s leading M338!

I just love this location for photograhs!

Empty grain train heads west over the hilly terrain of Iowa. The steam from the Big River Resources LLC ethanol plant west of Dyersville can be seen filling the sky behind the lead locomotive.

M33791 heads west after working at Dubuque. Although a rarity these days, all three engines were pretty clean and sharp looking in the engine consist.

M33791 heads west and downhill towards Galena, IL. One of the eight engines will be set-out at Dubuque for the Dubuque local. The previous evening, the Dubuque local derailed coming out the Rent... (more)

CP 581 heads west across the Mississippi River on its journey to St. Paul, MN.