EJ&E 317 & 324 pull their train toward EJ&E's Joliet Yard.

Metra 1293 pulls to a stop at Riverside Station

CBBI pulls to a stops at Rockdale to change crews, this makes for a great photo with the Rock Island signal bridge in the Background.

Now headed north to St. Paul the double header must stop at Winona to make a crew change, this was the last good shot of her before the rain came.

After being held up in a siding & now over 2 hours late, the double header makes its way toward Winona, MN.

The Double Header blasts through the open fields of MN.

The Double Header with CP 2816 & MILW 261 head toward it's first stop at Red Wing after being held up by the Empire Builder.

The Double Header with CP 2816 & MILW 261 head down Westminster Hill toward St. Paul Union Station

BNSF 4838 blasts out of a tunnel by Westminster Hill.

SOO 4511 stops before heading through the lift bridge over the Mississippi River.

CP 9551 passes through the lift bridge at Hastings, MN over the Mississippi River.

CP 2816 passes through the lift bridge at Hastings, MN over the Mississippi River.

MILW 261 passes through the lift bridge at Hastings, MN over the Mississippi River. Note the 3 MILW heralds.

The sun sets while 261 gets ready for Friday's trip.

MNNR 313 an Alco C424 idles with their slug T-1 named "Sluggo", and 1983 a B23-7.