L516 made quick work of a small one car pick up at New Richmond, tucking it in behind the power (normally they pick up on the rear of the train). This put them out at Cylon when the sun set, the s... (more)
The conductor for CN L516 protects the backup move as the power for his train backs down the siding at New Richmond. Snow flakes fly in the light of his lantern. The snowfall wouldn't amount to mu... (more)
Train L516 on the Minneapolis Sub is about to get back underway after picking up two units off the siding (CN 2899, CN 2800). A cold December rain mixes with exhaust in a swirl illuminated by the ... (more)
Train L516, the daily train from New Brighton, MN to Stevens Point, WI runs east at sunset. The setting sun casts a warm glow but the fresh snowpack lends an arctic feel to the scene. One of the f... (more)
4 years ago the Minneapolis Sub saw a wider range of locomotive types than it does these days, including foreign road power. At dusk in a spring snowfall a UP and an NS EMD pair up on train L516, ... (more)
For the second day in a row, an ex Oakway SD60 has the honors of leading L516 on its eastbound journey to Stevens Point. This is another "summer only" shot for L516 and the 1915 Soo Line... (more)
A pair of 'Canadian Cab' Dash 9's lead the L516 transfer outside of Glenwood City WI. With only 27 of these funky units built, (23 for CN and 4 for BC Rail) catching a pair is a fairly rare sight.
One of CN's 'Blue Devils' leads the L516 transfer across the Minneapolis Sub on a perfect summer evening. I've been wanting to get this shot since the tracks go south here, making for some nice si... (more)
The L516 transfer is just about an hour into the long trek back to Stevens Point as it passes the former Soo Line depot in New Richmond WI. Throughout the past few months, the CN has stored many l... (more)
As traffic slows and new locomotives continue to come online, we've been fortunate to see a pair of classic cowl units make multiple trips over the Minneapolis Sub to Minnesota and back. On this d... (more)
