LTS72 departs Altoona with 20 empties destined for Hi-Crush's Valley sand plant.
A sextet of geeps lead the TC&W's St. Paul turn back to Hopkins after interchanging with the UP in South St. Paul. This job typically rates 3-4 locomotives, but they brought over 100 cars down to ... (more)
LTB85 returns to South St. Paul from Roseport with a quartet of SD40Ns for power. They are seen here north of Waterous while setting out the rear of their train in the Armour siding.
L576 passes through cranberry marshes during the return trip to Blair. The job made a 77 car pickup in Wisconsin Rapids in addition to exchanging CN 2646 for CN 2765.
L576 soars over the Black River in Hatfield with a rare C44-9WL leader. This job does a turn out of Blair to Wisconsin Rapids, working industries along the way.
YSPBN pulls into East Minneapolis with two SD40Ns and an SD60M for power. Once an important yard for the C&NW, East Minneapolis' footprint and role has been greatly reduced over the years. Althoug... (more)
U716 loads at UTAC's Fairlane processing plant with BLE 909-904-906 for power. Once loaded, the 137 car train will head back south to Proctor as U717. There are five B&LE tunnel motors assigned to... (more)
Milwaukee Road 261 leads the North Pole Express equipment through Seventh Street, as they head for Saint Paul Union Depot. https://261.com/npe/
LTS82 returns to Altoona after working industries on the Chippewa Falls Sub and interchanging with the Wisconsin Northern at Norma. The Eau Claire River bridge was constructed in 1898, and housed ... (more)
A trio of SD40Ns lead LTS82A over the Red Cedar River in Menomonie. In another mile or so, they will run around their train at Menomonie Jct. before heading back east to work Cardinal Glass and Br... (more)
CPKC I70, the Wabasha Patrol, snakes along the Mississippi River with an overhauled SD40-2 and 52 grain loads for Red Wing.
A pair of former Oakway SD60s lead L506 over the 2,682 foot long Arcola High Bridge. Movements over this bridge in favorable light take place just a few times per year at most.
Job 82 shoves back to Altoona and over the Chippewa River after working EC Grow and Menards on the west side of Eau Claire.
2CWR rounds Lake Isabelle in Hastings shortly after crossing over the Mississippi River.
Two SD40-2s approach Lake City with a loaded continuous welded rail train.
