The conductor leans out of the window to grab orders from the tower operator at West Chicago as the train crosses the triple track Union Pacific.

CN SD75Is 5739 and 5645 hustle M347's train towards Jasper. Today's train had a large cut of intermodal on the headend along with the regular empty centrebeams.

I watched a lot of fish caught that day, this was the first train I caught after 6 hours of waiting

CN L517 is finally about to cross into Minnesota as this sunny but cold day draws to a close.

CN SD75I 5739, CN ES44AC 2813 and BCOL C40-8M 4623 speed towards British Columbia with train Q117.

Winnipeg-Robert's Bank train Q117 departs Jasper behind CN SD75I 5739 after a short crew change.

CN L517 was parked on the New Richmond siding for nearly 7 hours today between crews. Thankfully it got underway before sunset to complete the trip to (and beyond) the west end of Minneapolis Sub.

CN 401 leaded by 5739 SD75I on single power

After performing work on the former CSX line, this CN local heads east on the Chatham Sub.

CN 5739 leads Q199 west at Chappell Junction in Southwestern Saskatoon.

On a day filled with SD75Is we got another pair tied together by an SD60F, CN 5555 on train M38531-14 passing by the former site of Copetown Station..

Light and Shadows

Just a bit of snow can make the show

Waiting outside of Jesup for M338, this G843 takes a break from plowing snow on the Dubuque Sub. This is the 3rd train thru the drifts today, but they are drifting right back in at a quick rate. T... (more)

Although it doesnt look like it, this G843 has been plowing major snow drifts between Manchester and Independence. This is the 2nd time the crew has had to stop and clean off the windows west of B... (more)